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

After Pip had left, Milo walked into the living room and stood by the window, peering out at the park. His expression was terrible. He seemed to be in a great deal of pain.


Rain carefully entered the living room, not knowing if he should say something or wait for Milo to speak first.


Milo looked over at him and shook his head. “What are you doing, Rain? What are you doing to me? To our son? To our family? Are you that weak? Are you that fucking ridiculously weak that you let the first jackass with a little swagger fuck you after—”


“Milo, I’m warning you, if you raise your voice or come within an inch of me, I’m gonna grab Pip and go to my parents and you’ll—”


“Oh, shut the fuck up.” Milo glared at him and turned his eyes to the window again. “You stupid twit.”


Chapter 31