Michael Weston is recently promoted, becoming the youngest head of a branch of secret agents. His lover of two years, Timothy Miller, has finally moved in with him and they both work for the same organization. At the moment, Michael’s satisfied with his wonderful life. The first case he has to personally deal with is a mysterious murder, but Michael can’t make heads or tails of it. All the clues lead to dead ends. It certainly doesn’t help when he discovers his high school bully and crush Ian Davis is somehow involved. Things get worse when Ian confesses to harboring years of infatuation for Michael, which pisses Timothy off. Meanwhile, the number of casualties in the murder case keeps increasing. Will the three men be able to find a mutually satisfying solution? And can Michael solve the murders before someone else is killed?

Contentment

“Hey, Mike. I’m ready. Let’s go,” Tim said as he walked out of his office. “Valerie, you want anything? We’ll be going for lunch at this Thai restaurant a couple of blocks away.”


“No, Tim, but thanks. I brought my own lunch. You guys enjoy your lunch.”


“Thanks, Valerie. See you around,” Mike said as he began to walk toward the elevator.


“Val, please arrange for the finance department to see me after lunch. Oh, and also the human resources department. Please gather them all in the meeting room next to my office. It’s about the records of the agents, and their salaries and benefits. Thanks.”


Tim and Mike decided to walk to the restaurant. They were mostly silent, but it was not awkward or tense. Their relationship had been like this from the start. They talked to each other enough, but not to the point of being overly chatty.


Chapter 26