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

He was proud of himself for that. He’d made this moment happen.


Milo snapped a few pictures and then showed them to Rain and Sheila. After they’d exchanged a few words, Sheila looked at Milo and raised a brow. “Should I take Philip to Tristan now?”


“Uh, yeah. That would be nice of you.” Milo cleared his throat and shuffled his feet. “Rain, I just need to talk to you alone, if you don’t mind.”


Rain frowned. He wasn’t really in the mood for a deep conversation. He only wanted to join Tristan and the kids and go home to rest. “Okay, sure,” he said anyway, noticing the serious expression on Milo’s face. “Philip, can you tell Tristan that I’ll be out in a few more minutes?”


Sheila hugged him again and then looked down at Philip. “Would you mind showing me out of the school? I don’t know my way too well.”


Philip stared at her and then shrugged and agreed. In the door, he gave Rain a long look. “Bye.”


Milo turned to look at Philip. “Oh, hey, bye, buddy. I’ll see you—”


Chapter 84