Scotty Reedville has had his office job for two years, long enough to fall for Ryker Callen, head of the landscaping crews. It’s ridiculous, really. How could he fall for someone so completely his opposite in every way? Answer: he couldn’t help it. Still, Scotty would never make a move because he doesn’t think Ryker would go out with a guy who wears braces and snaps at everyone.<br><br>However, when Ryker is injured in a softball game one weekend and needs a place to live temporarily that doesn’t have steps, Scotty’s boss Gavin suggests he stay with Scotty. The time they spend together is both the best and worst thing that has ever happened to Scotty, and he doesn’t want it to end. But it must.<br><br>Thankfully, Ryker has other plans. Can the two men stumble their way to love?

The Things We Do

Not surprisingly, I said, “Maybe just one.”


“Something about you is familiar,” Ryker said as we sat next to each other, beer bottles now empty. I was a little fuzzy in the head.


“That a line you use on every guy you meet?” There was no way he could guess who I was. I hoped.


He smiled. “No, just you.” Before I could comment on that, he continued, “There’s this guy at work. Curly brown hair, brown eyes, skinny, wears mouth braces. Prickly.”


I beg your pardon? What was I, a rosebush?


Shrugging, he continued, “He doesn’t let people in too close, that I’ve noticed.” He cocked his head. “You have a similar vibe.” He stared at me as if waiting for me to say something, but I wasn’t sure what.


“Is that a good thing or a bad thing?” I asked, pretending indifference as I used a fingernail to pick at the bottle’s label.


Chapter 4