At sixteen Derek loses his memory -- and his family -- in an accident. He's rescued by the reclusive Michael. Then he begins the long journey to discover his past. <br><br>In Denver, Derek finds a job, a place to live, and trouble when someone attempts to kidnap him. Members of the Company help him escape and later recruit him. Ending up in New Orleans, he's nineteen and working undercover when he's teamed with Brad, who teaches him the joys of sex. Heartbroken when he thinks Brad has found another man, Derek transfers to Denver. <br><br>At twenty-four, Derek is still with the Company when he remembers more about the accident, leading to shocking revelations about his father. Then Brad is sent to Denver on a job. Can Derek trust Brad's love again while working with him on the assignment?

D-Boy

Less than two weeks after he moved in, someone tried to break into the house. Derek did the logical thing, as far as he was concerned. He got out Michael’s gun and faced them down. The fact that it wasn’t loaded didn’t matter. The two teens didn’t know that. They left with their tails between their legs and the word got out that Derek wasn’t someone to mess with. When he told Charlie, the old man had laughed and patted him on the back. “That’ll teach them” was his only comment.


Mel asked him one afternoon, out of the blue, when his birthday was. Derek glanced at the calendar and told him, “April fifteenth,” which was three weeks away. When he picked the date, he realized he would have been in the city almost seven months to the fifteenth.


“Okay,” Mel said, flipping the page on the calendar to mark it down. “Only three weeks and you’ll beseventeen. I think that merits a celebration, don’t you?”


Chapter 14