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

Halfway through a friendly argument about the cheesiest independent LGBT films, Asher arrived. He didn’t see me at first, but I saw him. He was dressed in snug jeans that lovedhis ass, and a fitted dark purple polo shirt that did lovely things for his chest and arms. He apologized to the group for being tardy, and endured some good-natured teasing.


I needed to stop torturing myself with intimate thoughts of Asher, because nothing was set in stone, and I didn’t know what he wanted. And how would I handle it if we started something, then he called it quits? I didn’t think my heart could take it.


He took a seat next to Hank Lopez, who leaned flirtatiously against him, the rat. For Asher’s part, though, he didn’t seem to take Hank seriously, while I wanted to wring his pretty neck.


“Quit glaring daggers at Lopez,” Laura whispered in my ear, causing me to jump and turn my glare on her. “What?” she retorted, not backing down. “It’s true.”


Chapter 10