When video game designer Brett Bett attends a New Year's Eve party, he reunites with friends and foes. Happily single with no intention of discovering a "possible" boyfriend, Brett meets the private party's handsome bartender, Nevin McBane. The attraction between them is immediate.<br><br>Through an assortment of party games, the two become quite acquainted with each other. Numerous drinks are shared, histories of their pasts are learned, and dancing becomes necessary.<br><br>Frankly, Brett thinks he’s met a great guy, a charmer. Someone he can maybe fall for. As midnight approaches and the clock counts down to the New Year, Brett must make a decision. Does he want to go home with Nevin after the party, or stay single and unencumbered?

Men at Play

??Walking distance from here. Three blocks. I have a place on Shelton Avenue. A small apartment overlooking the Monongahela River.??


I feel his junk against my junk. Both areas are starting to firm up, warming and excited.


Continuing my game, I ask, ??Do you have a roommate???


??Of course. His name is Milo. Sexy as shit. Bossy sometimes. He sleeps with me every night.??


He casually nods. ??Absolutely. We??ve been lovers for three years now.??


My heart drops, and I want to pull away from him, realizing I??m wasting my time with the man. Nevin keeps me close, though, tight against him as we continue to sway left and right. With one free hand, he pulls out his cellphone, thumbs two buttons, and a salt-and-pepper-colored feline with green eyes appears on the screen.


??This is Milo Brevard III. My soul mate.??


Chapter 13