As a black belt, Tyler helps his students face their fears, but he has yet to come to terms with his own bisexuality. When he finds a new sparring partner in Jaime, an openly gay man struggling to find his place in the dojo, Tyler is surprised at how right it feels to be intertwined with him.<br><br>Determined to put his partying days behind him, Jaime returns to martial arts training and swears off one-night stands. He is finally ready to look for something more when Tyler approaches him with a request - help Tyler explore his new found sexuality. Their physical relationship intensifies in secret. It isn’t long before their time together becomes about something more than just sex.<br><br>Despite their growing closeness, Tyler refuses to acknowledge their relationship in public. Now Jaime must choose between returning to his former lifestyle and falling in love with someone afraid to embrace him in front of their friends. Tyler doesn’t want to lose Jaime as a student, much less as a lover, but can he overcome his fears and accept his new identity?

Spar

“I’m going to be late for class if I don’t get going.” Jaime leaned over the counter and gave Leila apeck on the cheek. “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”


“Just think about it.” Leila waved the picture of her cousin at Jaime as he retreated through the studio doors.


When Jaime arrived at the dojo, class hadn’t started yet. An instinctive scan of the room and his eyes locked on Sempai Tyler as he emerged from the changing room. Jaime felt the familiar quickening of his pulse and immediately clamped down the response. Maybe he should have taken Lincoln up on his offer. As it was, Jaime’s sex drive was a little too sensitive for his liking and all manner of inappropriate behaviors involving a certain sempai crossed his mind. Not that Sempai Tyler had given him any indication he was interested.


Jaime took a deep breath and redirected his thoughts to being a good karate student. “Konbanwa, Sempai.”


Chapter 8