A warm-hearted rich man's son, Richard Gardener needs to overcome three obstacles: find a way the family business can run without him, help his mother cope with grief, and stop butting heads -- and other parts of his anatomy -- with the gardener.<br><br>Ethan Fields has worked for the Gardener family for many years. He’s struggling with debt and the desire to leave, and has loved Richard far longer than the man would believe. Ethan can cope with most things, but his anger with Richard’s mother won’t fade. Until that and his feelings for Richard are resolved, he feels trapped and, alas, the idea that sex will get Richard out of his system isn’t working.<br><br>To make the situation worse, both men assume too much and don’t say the right words, and Ethan’s offer of ‘just sex’ grows more complicated by the day. Can Richard and Ethan stop getting their wires crossed before their paths diverge?

Flowers for the Gardener

Rich didn’t care enough to want to tell her.


Sweet juice burst on his tongue as he chewed a single grape, allowing his emotions to develop, to expand. He…enjoyed her not knowing, his being gay the one thing separate from his life here. The single most important facet of his personality he kept to himself. The need to tell her loomed, but for now, he sat back, blowing out a breath, relieved. He now knew he’d have no problem doing so when the time came. Until that day, keeping his sexuality private made him happy. He longed to share with one person. To his amazement, the person happened to be Ethan.


Chapter 25