Stage actor Tim Gregory finds someone has broken into his dressing room and turned everything upside down. When police detective Brent Sullivan and his partner arrive, Tim thinks it’s because of the vandalism. But it turns out the detectives want to question him about  a missing necklace that was stolen some time ago.<br><br>After seeing the destruction in Tim’s dressing room, Brent is convinced the police aren’t the only ones who want the necklace. Unfortunately, Tim doesn’t remember what happened to it. But someone doesn’t care if he remembers or not. As romance sparks between Tim and Brent, time is ticking. Will Brent be able to solve the mystery – and keep Tim safe, too?

Improvise

Brent only leaves once to buy some hotdogs from a stall outside. He has stopped by Tim’s dressing room to offer him one, but Tim’s stomach is apparently too knotted to welcome food, so Brent finishes them all. Tim ushers him out sometime later as the show is about to begin. Brent goes reluctantly. Who would want to leave this gorgeous creature, complete with dark liner around his eyes that punctuates the sparkling greenness of them? He doesn’t feel like sharing Tim with an audience. If only he could just bundle him up and carry him home. To make it worse, Tim won’t allow Brent to kiss him because it will ruin his makeup. Aw, what the hell.


His phone is vibrating in his pants’ pocket. He picks it up. It’s Dan. Brent considers it for a brief second and rejects it. He switches off the phone completely.


Chapter 15