Kyle and Jonathan were perfect for each other, the two halves that, once together, made a whole. And then one snowy night just before Parents’ Weekend on the campus of Hamilton University, Kyle drops a bomb: he’s breaking up with Jonathan. Follow the couple through the stormy (in more ways than one) night that ensues. Why has Kyle suddenly decided to throw away something so precious and good? The answers lie in their backgrounds, and will gradually come to light as a winter blizzard rages around the young couple. Their tortured paths bring them to the covered bridge where their love had sprung to life on a hot summer day. But will the warmth of that memory and the heat of the love they once shared be enough to outclass the storm, and more importantly, bring them back together?

Class Distinctions

The place, Hank’s, was not popular with Hamilton University students. It was a townie bar and its predilection for country music, domestic beers, and low tolerance for orders of things like soft drinks and wine coolers kept most of the college kids away. That atmosphere suited Kyle just fine. He needed this time to ponder, and wonder how he would ever get over Jonathan. Even if he did believe he had done the right thing, the honorable thing, the logical thing, none of that news was any comfort to his wounded heart.


Chapter 8