For the past twenty years, Dane has taken care of his wealthy Aunt Beatrice. One rainy day, she’s killed in a car accident, and Dane is devastated. When he returns to the large, luxurious home they once shared, he falls into a depression.<br><br>Lonely, he places an advertisement on Craigslist, in part to find someone to keep the house clean and take care of maintenance, but also to keep him company, as he did Aunt Beatrice. The next morning, Ryan is at his door to claim the job. Soon Dane finds himself falling in love with the handsome handyman. But there’s more to both men than first meets the eye.<br><br>Secrets and shocks culminate in a decision no one should have to make. Especially without all the answers.

Ryan

Dane watched him leave, his arms limp by his sides. “Damn,” he hissed.


It had been the perfect chance to tell Ryan how he felt. Perfect because he wouldn’t have had to say anything directly. A simple “Yes” could have changed their relationship from business to personal in the space of a single syllable. Was it too late? Perhaps if he went after Ryan, he could salvage the situation. Save himself from his own stupidity.


He hurried out of the room. “Ryan,” he called.


There was no reply. Dane searched the house, looking in every room, even his own, but Ryan was nowhere to be found. Then, as he turned the corner into the kitchen, he caught a shimmer disappearing into the ceiling, and the word “gazebo” came to him.


Dane hated going outside in the sunlight. It hurt his eyes and brought on headaches, but if that’s what he had to do, then he’d do it.


Chapter 7