Rafael Patino has a great life in Rain Valley. He’s a teacher at the high school, has a great group of friends, and enjoys the occasional baseball game. Other than the sporadic call from his drunken mother, he’s pretty content. He’s also been in love with his best friend Dustin for nearly a decade. Years of keeping those feelings under control are put to the test when they begin a summer project together. Dustin Vance builds furniture for a living, has just earned his pilot’s license, and has an amazing best friend. When he buys a 1976 Cessna Skyhawk, he asks Rafael to help restore it, then travel with him to Wisconsin for the largest aviation convention in the world. As they spend their days working on the plane, they begin to spend their nights together. Will they find love in the clouds, or will they stall out before they even take off?

Love in the Clouds

That was all Rafael needed to hear. He practically dragged the man to his bed. Moonlight filtered in through the blinds, bathing the room in soft luminescence. He tugged off Dustin’s shirt, tossing it to the floor. He’d seen his friend’s chest before—many times over the years—but now, like this, his breathing ragged, his chest rising and falling, his skin flushed and sweaty, the sight overwhelmed him. “You’re so sexy.”


Once Rafael removed his own shirt, he pulled Dustin into his arms, and kissing him. A wave of emotion flooded through him as Dustin stroked his back. This was reallyhappening. He wasn’tdreaming. And if he was, he never wanted to wake up.


Chapter 34