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?

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Worse still was that, after a grueling, yet enjoyable hike with Tomas and a picnic with a spectacular ocean view, Jaime had hesitated when Tomas had gone in for a kiss.


Instead of ending their second date getting to know each other on a physical level, Jaime had pulled thelet’s take this slow card. He couldn’t believe the words even as they came out of his mouth. Tomas had nodded in agreement, but he had looked disappointed. Jaime tried to rationalize that taking it slow was, of course, the sanest thing to do, given his track record. But he knew the real reason he’d put thebrakes on and it had nothing to do with thinking about the long term. Maybe he just wasn’t capable of anything more than a physical relationship.


So Jaime was back to square one of not thinking about the one thing he couldn’t stop thinking about. Of course he would run into Tyler at the grocery store and Tyler wanted to talk.


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