Coming home is not something Kayle Grimes ever envisioned for himself. He left this town of bigots behind without regrets and made a good life elsewhere. Now he’s back again, hiding in his parents’ old house and licking his wounds.<br><br>Asher Knox, the reason Kayle disappeared in the first place, is the last thing he needs. But the boy who broke his heart is now the mayor, and won’t take no for an answer.<br><br>Asher Knox has to find a way to get Kayle to forgive him and see he’s no longer a coward hiding in the closet. He’s out and proud, and ready to publicly claim Kayle as his own. It doesn’t help that the Kayle who has returned home is stubborn and prickly, and Asher knows he’s going to make a fool of himself, but it’s worth it, all the same.

Nowhere But Home

And then my jaw dropped when I saw the rainbow float and the marchers waving flags and smiling at the crowd. Almost deafening cheers went up from the people around me, making Dali startle. It wasn’t anything like what I’d seen in San Francisco or Atlanta, but it was memorable all the same


Perhaps things hadchanged here, but it was still a shock. I looked around but didn’t see anyone with picket signs and a Bible. Definitely not what I’d expected.


“Kayle?” I turned my head to see Laura, the manager from Michaels, standing on my left, a little boy in her arms and a girl toddler on the ground holding onto her mother’s skirt. Laura was even smiling at me. Apparently she didn’t hold my asshole behavior the last time we’d seen each other against me.


“Laura,” I replied, rubbing Dali’s ears. The dog’s tail was wagging as he caught sight of more people he could slobber over.


Chapter 5