Deacon Moses lives with the roommate from hell. Sure, Ludwig Dreck pays the bills on time, and he’s really easy on the eyes. But the rest of his behavior is frankly disgusting. Deacon would have thrown Lud out long ago, if he hadn’t needed help keeping a roof over his head. But there’s just something about Lud.<br><br>Beneath his roomie’s obnoxious behavior is a man Deacon discovers is more than he seems. When Lud comes to Deacon’s assistance early one morning, Deacon sees Lud with new eyes, and starts to pay attention to the reasons why he acts the way he does.<br><br>The fact that Lud sees Deacon, too, is either cause for celebration, or their worst nightmare. In the end, the truth about the baggage each man carries could break them apart before they even begin.

Something About Lud

“You alright, Deacon?” Lud asked, lending a hand to help me up. When we’d met, I’d told him he could call me Deke, but he hadn’t done it in all the years I’d known him. Looking at him, I noted that he’d barely broken a sweat and still looked pristine, the bastard. And the way he stared at me, his gaze serious, reminded me of the time with the generator. It was weird.


“I’m fine,” I replied, letting go of his hand to straighten my work shirt, sighing at the rip under the left arm. “These fools get into brawls at least once a month.” I glanced at Lud, just an inch or so shorter than me, and said, “Thanks for the assist, but what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be out of town, doing…consulting things?”


Lud smiled with his usual confidence, the serious expression gone. “I was in the area.” Why, though?I’d probably never know.


Chapter 3