To most people who know him, Nick Fontana is the owner of a prestigious advertising agency. To a select few, he’s known as Niko, a man who deals with very sensitive problems no one else can handle. As a result, Nick has never found a man to love -- because he won't allow it to happen. Then he meets flirtatious Greg Tyson while out running. He thinks nothing of it until Greg applies for a job at Nick's ad agency. Greg is exactly what Nick is looking for in an employee. Hiring him, however, might turn out to be the biggest mistake of Nick's life ... or the beginning of something new, if Nick is willing to open himself up and let Greg in. Doing so will require an amount of trust Nick isn’t certain he can give without endangering Greg's life -- and losing his love -- in the process.

Love Was Not an Option

When Greg laid out designs for some of the advertising campaigns he’d worked on for his previous employers, Nick was suitably impressed, and told him so. “Now, for a pop quiz,” he said. “We have a client, purely fictional, who wants a dynamic logo for his new company.” He gave Greg an information sheet about the imaginary firm, asking him to read it and come up with three or four ideas which might work.


“In ten seconds or less?” Greg asked with a flash of a smile.


“Can you do it that quickly?” Nick replied, straight-faced, before chuckling. “No. Take your time. I’ve got plenty to keep me busy while you work.” He pointed out where he kept the art pads, pens, and pencils, and returned to his desk, opening the file he’d closed when Greg had arrived.


Chapter 10