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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The next morning when Tyler woke, he knew what he would find when he opened his eyes. Instead of facing that reality, his thoughts drifted back to the last time the two of them had been in Tyler’s bed. The sheets still smelled of Jaime’s cologne. Tyler knew Jaime had left a shirt or two in his laundry. MaybeJaime would forget Tyler had them. Tyler resisted the urge to pull one out of the pile of dirty clothes just to have something to hang on to.


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