Mike’s life is carefully compartmentalized. He’s deep in the closet to his family back in Kansas, but lives life honestly and openly in Austin. He’s unnerved when Wes, his old university crush, turns up at his door in answer to a roommate advertisement, but quickly sees the potential ... benefits of the arrangement. Wes has never doubted nor denied his sexuality. With the support of his family he’s an out and proud LGBT activist.<br><br>On the scale balancing his self-esteem on one side, and the love of his family on the other, Mike has to decide which weighs more. Is Mike being fair to his parents by not giving them the chance to know his real self? When the delicate balance of his life is disrupted, he decides he’s tired of living a lie. Will Wes understand his concerns, or will their fledgling relationship crumble under the strain of Mike’s uncertainty?

Closets Are for Clothes

Whatever else my irrational mind tried to make me worry about, them liking Wes as an individual was not one of them. He was kind and personable. Qualities my mom would love. So would my dad, for that matter.


I took a deep steadying breath, unbuckled my seatbelt, and opened the car door. Glancing up at my patio,I didn’t see any movement behind the glass of the large sliding doors. From this distance, and as bright as it was outside, I probably wouldn’t have been able to see anyone even two feet back from it anyway.


I rolled my shoulders, psyched myself up, and put one foot in front of the other until I stood outside the door. There was a decent chance they’d seen me approach, so I didn’t want to stand out here fidgeting and worrying. I put the key in the door and opened it.


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