Mark Landing has a very difficult job to carry out within the next week. As the leader of Plimpton’s Neighborhood Hero Award Committee (NHAC), Mark must obtain a vote from ten NHAC members to determine which of three candidates will land the monetary award.<br><br>While interviewing each candidate, Mark finds one of them, bar owner and part-time roofer Cane Mercer, steamy-attractive. Not only is Cane handsome and easy to talk to, he’s a hero. He rescued three children from an accidental house fire a few months earlier. Hero or not, Cane flirts openly with Mark.<br><br>There’s one little problem, though. Anyone who knows Mark knows he’s Mr. Clueless when it comes to picking up men, dating, and falling in love. Will he end up with the hot and steamy roofer/bar owner, or will he forever be single and Mr. Clueless?

Mr. Clueless

“It’s a fucking porno,” I said, in hysterics, feeling my stomach ache.


“Best porno out there.” He laughed with me for a minute or more. Surrounding patrons started to stare at us. He tucked his cellphone away. “I’m kidding about the movie, of course. I like The Hours. Nicole Kidman is incredible in the flick. I could watch it again and again.” He took another sip of his beer, finished it off, and asked the bartender for a fresh one. “Next question. You ready?”


“How old were you when you lost your virginity, and with whom?”


“Two is sometimes better than one.”


“You’re right,” I said, helped myself to my beer. “I was eighteen. The summer after I graduated. I was a lifeguard at the community pool here in Plimpton. Darcy Calm banged me in the changing room after the pool closed. We almost got caught.”


He laughed. “Do you mean the Darcy Calm who plays quarterback for the Bills in the NFL?”


Chapter 14