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

Instead, I found myself scribbling words that didn’t even make sense: cheating, secrets, lies, hidden, breakfast. Damn, I couldn’t stop thinking about that morning and Dugan’s unexpected visit. If I could have just gone back in time and prevented the morning from happening. If I could have just dumped Clay, telling him to stay out of my life, and bedroom, permanently. If I could have just…


Faye called later that day, hours after Dugan’s morning explosion. She attempted to console me in my blue state. “Things need to calm down first. We can both build you back up from here. Your life isn’t over.”


“I fucked up, Faye. How else can I say it?”


“You can’t, darling. We both know you fucked up. Shame is only as bad as we make ourselves feel about it. Any fool knows what you did was wrong.”


“We’re not boyfriends, though. I don’t even think we’re lovers.”


Chapter 46