Chapter 2

“A house swap?”

The stranger nodded firmly. “I’m Ty Mitchell. Lucas is staying at my house in the Upstate and I’m staying here. Just got in today, which is why I was in the shower when you so rudely interrupted me.”

Evan belatedly realized what it must have looked like from the man’s point of view and felt his face flushing. He ran a hand through his own dirty blond mane. “My name’s Evan Romer. I wasn’t really going to post anything on Facebook. Especially since I don’t know you. I thought you were Lucas and—”

“Do you post photos of your friend’s naked behind on Facebook much, or was that a spur-of-the-moment decision, too?”

“Oh hell, I was just going to rag him about getting up in the middle of the afternoon. I thought he’d overslept.”

One thick black eyebrow rose. “Does Lucas make that a habit? If he does, he’s going to be unpleasantlysurprised when the neighbor’s rooster crows at six o’clock every morning.”