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

Your son is at my Tudor. Colby rode his bike here. He’s safe. No worries.


Relieved, I received a hit back on my cellphone almost immediately from Dugan.


On my way. Sorry about this. He’s always running off. Typical thing kids do these days, I guess.


It felt good to read Dugan’s words, knowing that he had made contact with me. But I really didn’t read too much into it since the text message was about Colby and not me. Whatever. We were no longer together. No longer acting like lovers. I had to be an adult about the situation and move forward, just as he did.


I poured tap water into a tall plastic cup and carried it to Colby.As he took a long sip, I sat down across from him in a high-backed reading chair and crossed my own legs.


“What’s this about? Let me guess. You came here to yell at me because I’m not kissing your dad anymore and we’re not hanging out at Mazeworld.”


Chapter 51