When Armand happens to look down into his new neighbour’s yard one night and discovers him lying on his back, staring up at the night sky, he doesn’t know what to think. It doesn’t happen every night, but it happens often enough for Armand’s curiosity to be piqued.<br><br>When they finally meet, Armand falls instantly in lust with Ben, a dentist with an interest Armand can only describe as out-of-the-ordinary. As they get to know each other, Armand’s feelings towards Ben blossom into love. Yet Ben reveals he has recently come out of a six-year relationship and isn’t quite ready for anyone special in his life. Armand is disappointed but learns to live with the fact he and Ben might only ever be friends.<br><br>But the future is a strange and wonderful thing. When Armand starts to show a fondness for Ben’s unusual interest, it leads to more than one surprise event.

The Sky at Night

He wondered what would happen if he inched his hand across to Ben’s. Would Ben take it? Would it lead to something more? A kiss? An embrace?


His own breathing grew deeper, louder. He tried to stifle it, control it, but it had been a long time since he’d been so near another man he found physically, sexually, and intellectually attractive, he wasn’t up to the task. He turned his head slightly in Ben’s direction and opened his eyes a crack. He could make out Ben’s profile in the darkness. Despite himself, he inched his hand across the space between them, his erection twitching each time he moved it.


“There’s one,” said Ben suddenly. His hand shot into the air.


Armand looked up, doing his best to see where Ben was pointing. “Where? I can’t see it.”


“See that really bright star? Just beneath it, heading west.”


Chapter 3