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

The four of us, Matthew, Aiden, Brick, and I, sat in a booth at Sandford Steakhouse. Brick called the place home.


“It makes me feel as if I’m back in Oklahoma.”


Matthew called it out of his budget, but enjoyable since the two men he loved were at his side, Brick and Aiden.


Patiently, we waited for our drinks to be served. Country music played all around us. The waiting staff were dressed like cowboys. And the floor was covered in peanut shells. It wasn’t a bad place to hang out, but not as chic as I personally liked my restaurants.


I sat across from the cowboy and said, “What’s going on with you two? If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you fell in love somewhere along the line.”


Brick turned out to be easy to talk to, always taking the reins in any discussion. “I have to leave for Oklahoma, and…I’m hoping Matthew and Aiden come with me.”


Aiden unhappily said, “I’m not going to be a cowboy. No way. I’m staying here in Pittsburgh. I don’t like cowboys.”


Chapter 44