When website designer Rick Pruitt takes his eight-year-old son Micah to see the latest Pokémon movie, he expects to be bored out of his mind. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with the guy ahead of them in line.<br><br>Self-confessed nerd and Harry Potter look-a-like, Marty Owens runs a comic shop downtown. Marty needs a new website to help grow his business and Rick needs a guy he can eat cozy meals with, snuggle up to, and ... But no matter how many of Rick's boxes Marty checks, there's still Micah to consider. Fortunately Micah and Marty hit it off, connecting over a love of video games and all things Pokémon.<br><br>Rick starts coming by the comic shop after hours to work on Marty's website. Can they also build something long-lasting and meaningful offline, too?

Dad's Nerdy New Boyfriend

That broke the spell. Stretching his arms above his head, Rick leaned back in his seat and felt the burn in muscles that had begun to lock up hours earlier. Weariness dragged him down; he fought back a yawn and struggled to keep his eyes open. Maybe he’d call it an early night. When was the last time he’d let himself get so immersed in a project like that? Usually he set a time limit, took frequent breaks, doled out tasks over a couple days so the work didn’t consume him entirely. But he wanted to get the site done for Marty as soon as possible, partly so he’d have an excuse to see the man again. Sure, they were scheduled to meet up on Friday, but Rick hoped if he got the site done sooner, he might be able to go back to the comic shop earlier, without Micah in tow, and have Marty to himself again…


Chapter 19