Perfection isn’t everything, although it’s everything Leo wants. His desire to become the perfect chef may keep him at the top of his class, but it drives his friends and family crazy while keeping love and passion on the back burner.<br><br>Then Leo meets Dock, owner and chef of the new and popular restaurant, The Birches.<br><br>Although Dock isn’t a trained chef, Leo finds the food he cooks delectable and the man behind the food irresistible. The lessons taught at the hands of an untrained cook may be just what this uptight chef needs to let go.

The Birches

White stars formed before Leo’s eyes as Dock continued to manipulate the fuzzy globes of his nuts and was about to beg him to stop, but felt Dock pull away just before a pleasured insanity threatened to overwhelm Leo’s brain.


“This may be the only time I chop everything exactly the same size,” Dock said, his voice strained, as if he himself was trying to hold back the wave of lust that was now palpable in the room. Leo could sense it, even without seeing it; there was the smell of man and sex and something more electric and uneasy in the air. He responded to it by letting out a small whimper that did nothing to assuage his need.


“I bet you chop everything, every time, the exact same size. I can only imagine the frustration and stress you have endured for the sake of perfection. Can you hear the knife?”


Chapter 25