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

I like sausages and fun guys (mushrooms, get it?).


Rick got it. U have a dirty mind,he typed.


Have I shown u my gay erotic comix yet?Marty replied. U might like them. I could get them out…


At that, Rick laughed out loud. Maybe next time my son isn’t with me.From outside he heard the squeal of brakes, then a car horn. Quickly he typed, C U soon.


Gay erotic comics, he thought, shaking his head as he hurried to the door. Why was he notsurprised?


Rick didn’t want to tell Micah they were going to the comic shop—he wanted it to be a surprise. As far as his son knew, their first trip to Marty’s would be on Friday. So all he said to get Micah into the car was that they were going to pick up dinner.


“What are we having?” Micah wanted to know as he remained seated on the couch where he’d plopped down when he arrived. He didn’t look up from his iPad, didn’t bother looking at his father at all.


Chapter 23