Tall, intelligent and handsome, Hatch Lye is works for Ravenous, a company that tests cookbook recipes for publishing houses. At thirty-five, he’s pretty much settled in his ways.<br><br>Then unexpectedly, things change for him when he makes an afternoon coffee run. On the street corner, he meets a homeless man named Kevin Balk. They exchange smiles, a simple hello, and Hatch gives the man money. Without thinking through the consequences of his actions, Hatch invites Kevin back to his home for a meal, shower, and much-needed sleep.<br><br>What transpires between the two men over shared meals and the next few weeks of autumn? Can their different lives come together as a romance begins, and secrets of Kevin’s mysterious life are revealed?

Ravenous

Jay sucked down the two fingers’ worth. “I’m getting blitzed, motherfuckers. The Boulder Boys want to shove both their dicks inside me tonight. I need loosened up. The alcohol should help me.”


Michael laughed. “The price these days you have to pay for love.”


“I do love them,” Jay admitted, refilling his juice glass with Maker’s. “These guys entertain me. There’s never a dull moment with them. They get off by paying attention to me. And they love me. If I could marry them both, I would. I’m not against the ways of the Mormons.”


Michael finally laughed, rolling his eyes, also loosening up. “Jesus Christ. Jay, you’re losing your mind. There’s nothing sane about you.”


Jay snapped, “Hey, this is a big step for me. When did you ever hear me say that I’ve fallen in love?”


“Never,” Michael and I said in unison.


Quiet settled throughout the kitchen. Both Michael and I simply stared at Jay.


Chapter 26