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

Tristan stepped up to Rain. “Uh, hey, listen, I hope—”


“Thanks!” Mortified and ashamed, Rain ran up his front stairs, shutting himself into his apartment.


God, what would Tristan think of him now?


For a moment, Tristan stood on the sidewalk, staring at Rain’s front door.


Maybe he shouldn’t have intervened, but when he’d caught sight of that jerk shaking Rain’s arm, something had propelled him forward, and he’d skipped down those front steps not knowing what he’d do or say. He was glad he’d been cool about it. Rain’s husband was a big guy with biceps the size of his thighs. This guy was a dentist?


Now Tristan was getting a clearer picture of the type of shit Rain was dealing with. Why was it that the good guys usually fell for these domineering types?


Staring at Rain’s door, Tristan debated on what to do. Reason told him to go back to his apartment and give Rain some space, but his gut told him maybe Rain needed someone to talk to right now.


Chapter 14