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

Dugan blinked a number of times, bit his upper lip, attempted to say something that leaked out of his mouth and sounded like garble. Obviously frazzled, he eventually cleared his throat and told me, “It’s true. I thought I could get over you faster if we didn’t talk about you.”


I started to put all the puzzle pieces together after listening to the father and son team. Colby adored me and wanted to be a part of his family. Plus, the kid said he felt sad since I wasn’t around. And Dugan, by the sound of it, just happened to be having a hard time getting over me.


“Dugan, be honest with me. Are you over me or not?”


He looked at the floor, then at his son, and then back at me. He bit at his upper lip with bottom teeth. “We need to talk about this alone. Come in the kitchen with me, Paul. Will you do that for me?”


“Sure,” I said. “Whatever it takes to get to the bottom of this. Just so we both know.” 69: We Had a Good Thing


Chapter 52