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

“Put me down, Uncle Tristan.” She squirmed out of his arms and then shot Philip a quick look. “I saw Miss Jillian kissing a man at the store yesterday,” she told him.


Philip stared at her, obviously trying to read her expression. Tristan had been reading a lot on Aspie kids and understood that Philip had trouble decoding facial cues. “She’s curious about it,” he explained to Philip. “Looking for your reaction. What do you think of what she just said?”


Philip thought about it for a moment. “I don’t mind or care.”


“Then that’s what you say. No need to fake it, Phil.”


Candid shrugged and looked over at the open school doors. “Let’s get the best seats!” she shouted, running off. “Come on, Philip!”


Philip watched her for a moment and then glanced up at Tristan. “I’m not running.”


“Go keep an eye on her for me, will you?” Tristan nudged Philip’s shoulder. “She’s got a wild streak in her, this one.”


Chapter 79