Mark is a man on the horns of a dilemma. He's in the midst of a five-year affair with a married man and he wants out ... but isn’t sure he can give up his lover.<br><br>Austin, who lives in the apartment building across the street from Mark, has his own problems. Two years earlier, the man he loved died in a horrible auto accident. Austin is still trying to come to terms with seeing it happen, and dealing with the aftermath.<br><br>After watching Mark from his balcony, making up stories about what he sees, Austin decides to meet him. Will the meeting help the two come to grips with their problems? And if it does, can they move on to something more than possible friendship?

The Man on the Balcony

Looking up, he saw Austin standing on his balcony. “I am,” Mark called back.


Mark grinned. “That would be me, but I have a business to run.” He brushed off the snow which had landed on his face from looking up at Austin.


“No one in their right mind would go out in this mess,” Austin said.


“So I’ve been told,” Mark replied. “If you don’t see lights on in my place tonight, send out the Mounties to look for me.”


“Uh-huh.” Austin shook his head. “Well, this man is going back inside where it’s warm and dry. Have fun, or something.”


“Or something is right,” Mark muttered as he began plowing through the snow on his way to the bus stop.


Chapter 15