At thirty-four, English professor Paul Avery cannot see himself as a father. In fact, he thinks children are little beasts. To his surprise, he meets two men with sons during the month of May and his negative view about children begins to unexpectedly change. Enter Matthew Hildebrand, one of Paul’s students at Castling College. Matthew is twenty-two and the father of Aiden, a six-year-old adorable little child. Soon Paul is befriended by the father and son team. Then Paul meets handsome and professional architect, Dugan Brae, who is thirty-five and the father of seven-year-old Colby, a gifted little boy. After much convincing, Paul agrees to go on a date with Dugan, and surprisingly, the two hit it off. Plus, Paul finds Colby irresistible, creating a fresh friendship with the child. As May turns into June, Paul is pulled in different directions by both Matthew and Dugan. And in due time, Paul must make a decision. With whom does he fall in love? Either one gains him a son, creating an instant family. Through the daily trials and tribulations of dating, babysitting, and just having a good time, will Paul find the man of his dreams and become a happy father in the process?

Daddy Business

“You’re making this shit up,” I told him, blown away by his facts and knowledge of the land’s once-people.


“Swear to God.” He raised his right hand to the heavens and a flock of sparrows that zoomed overhead, traveling west.


I was just about to hug out our disagreement when Colby left out a whoop of excitement and exited the mouth of the cave.


He yelled, “I found an arrowhead!” He came running at us, presenting an arrow-shaped piece of stone with smooth edges. He passed the stone to his father and asked, “Sergeant Brae, what do you think of this? Is it a real arrowhead?”


Dugan thumbed the stone, spun it around in his right palm, and played Colby’s game with him. “It could be. Not sure. We might have to take it back to Professor Looksalot for a better analysis. Something tells me it just might be.”


Chapter 35