Liam’s life could be better. He’s recovering from a divorce and a bitter custody battle, which he loses. He dearly loves his six-year-old son, Lucas, but seeing him every second weekend is never enough. His one salvation is the sea. When he’s sitting on the sand, watching the waves rolling in, he feels at peace, calmed and restored.<br><br>One day, the waves are particularly high, and the sea particularly rough. He’s surprised to see someone swimming in such choppy seas. When Liam calls out to the man, asking if he needs help, the man simply waves back. Liam thinks he must be an idiot. Little does he know the person he sees is no man, which he discovers two days later.<br><br>When they meet, Liam is both horrified and fascinated. His curiosity produces a strange attraction that changes their lives irreversibly forever.

The Sound of the Sea

It would be the perfect time to ask for extended leave. The downside? Their quietest period was followed immediately by their busiest period.


After work, he drove to the beach. Ezra would be waiting for an answer.


A dark look came over Ezra’s face, then vanished as quickly as it had appeared. They hugged in the water, their bodies pressed together, Liam’s head on Ezra’s broad shoulder.


“I know this isn’t easy for you,” said Ezra, “but I must leave any day now. The ocean currents are changing, and soon the water will be too cold for me to stay.”


Liam, his cheek still resting on Ezra’s shoulder, listened until he’d finished talking. “I know. I know. It’s not easy for you, but, as you know, it really isn’t easy for me. Not only is there Lucas to consider, but my job, bills. I have responsibilities that you don’t. And you know that if I didn’t have them, I’d be with you in a second.”


Chapter 23