Tristan used to be top salesman at his firm, but when his friends suffered a tragedy, he stepped in to support them. Their ordeal over, Tristan turned to partying to ease his new solitude. Now his job is at risk and he stands to lose his home. Rain spent years putting up with his husband Milo's bad behavior before moving out. Single again and insecure, Rain dreams of creating a marionette show to celebrate kids on the autism spectrum in honor of his son. When Rain meets his neighbor Tristan, he's drawn to Tristan's sex-appeal and protective nature. But Milo keeps pulling on Rain's strings and messing with his head. Tristan loves everything about Rain, including the strange sandwiches, mismatched socks, crazy marionettes, glitter makeup, and messy apartment. And Rain wants to give Tristan everything, but can he cut lose from Milo's hold?

A Touch of Rain

“You’re like my brother,” Bernie said. “Okay? My hot gay brother with the buns of steel.”


He laughed a little. “Okay…I love you.”


“Yeah, I love you, too. But don’t sleep with him tomorrow.” She laughed and hung up before he could promise anything. 3


The sunlight filtering through the pink curtains in Pip’s bedroom window gave the walls a bubblegum hue. Sitting on the floor, Rain watched his son’s serious face. Pip was carefully sewing a large red button onto a tiny black vest. He was getting better and better at this. Soon Rain would teach him how to sow seams and repair zippers.


Chapter 11