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 need to cool it, Milo. Take some goddamn yoga classes. Do breathing exercises. Whatever it takes to get your ego in check and your anger under control.”


“No, actually, I’m not.” Tristan took a deep breath and his pressure went back to normal. “I think Rain needs you to back down a little. You understand?”


“You have no idea what you’re getting yourself into,” Milo said, scoffing. “Sure, it’s good now and you’re probably thinking you’ve figured him out, but you have no clue what that man needs.” Milo stepped closer to him. “He’s a child. He lives in a fantasy world—a fantasy world I protected for fourteen fucking years. Who do you think paid the bills and made sure Pip had a roof over his head, huh? Do you think Rain is capable of it?” He laughed dryly. “His puppets have a higher I.Q. than he does—”


“Oh, I’m not listening to this shit.” Tristan made a move to leave.


Chapter 43