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

Greg looked at him with a mix of shock and delight. “Are you serious?”


“Yes.” He cupped Greg’s jaw with one hand, kissing him—a kiss Greg returned wholeheartedly. “If you want to know why the sudden change…” Nick said when they broke apart. He took a deep breath, gazing at Greg. “I think, no, I know I’ve fallen in love with you.”


Greg was silent for so long, staring seriously at him, that Nick was afraid he was trying to decide how to tell him that his love wouldn’t be returned. Then Greg smiled slowly. “I’ve wanted to tell you howmuch I love you, but I thought…I was sure if I did it would be the end of our relationship.”


Nick sighed with relief. “Instead, it’s the beginning.” They kissed again. “I mean, well…” Nick felt tongue-tied.”


Greg smiled, tracing one finger over Nick’s lips. “Moving forward from friends who are very good in bed together, to two men in love—who happen to be very good in bed as well.”


Chapter 26