Bradley Kim is just trying to make the time without his boyfriend Lance go by faster when he takes on an additional article for his small town newspaper. But the moment he meets Shay Wilton, amateur beekeeper, it's definitely not the honey that catches his eye.<br><br>Bradley is lonely, and Shay is everything Lance is not -- passionate, fun, and kind -- and soon Bradley's interview becomes something more intimate as Shay gives him a hands-on experience with the honey extraction.<br><br>Turning down Shay's advances shouldn't be so difficult, but Bradley won't let temptation lead him to cheating. Too bad Lance doesn't have similar scruples, and after a fiery revelation, Bradley finds himself suddenly single, with nothing standing between him and a certain beekeeper who might just be sweeter than honey.

Sweeter Than Honey

The baggage claim was currently in one of its two settings: full chaos. Bradley walked past a few in the other state—utterly deserted—and then past two also cluttered with people before he got to Lance’s. He hung back for a while, letting people leave, hands shoved in his pockets. Lance complained when he was too clingy, anyway, so he waited for Lance to exit the group of loud families and sour professionals.


When Lance appeared, he wasn’t alone. Bradley almost misunderstood the fact that the person next to him was with him—until he grabbed Lance’s hand. More people exiting the baggage claim pushed past him, but long seconds stretched out as Bradley watched.


There was Lance, clean shaven, short blond hair, white skin somehow more tanned than when he’d left. And he was smiling—smiling—at the man next to him, taller than Bradley, paler than Lance, well-dressed in dull-hued solids. Bradley blinked. Lance was smiling at this man like he hadn’t smiled at Bradley in a long, long time.


Chapter 11