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

Mac stepped outside, a big smile on his face. “Hey, guys. Glad you could come out today.”


Dustin narrowed his eyes. The man didn’t look concerned. Maybe Dustin had panicked over nothing.


Mac led them to the last hangar door and stopped. He put his hands on his hips and grinned. “This is my favorite part—the big reveal.”


Dustin grabbed Raf’s hand and held tight as Mac raised the door. His heart nearly stopped when his gaze fell upon the gleaming plane, looking every bit as new as if she’d rolled off the assembly line in 1976. Tears sprang to his eyes and he brushed them away, laughing. “Oh, my God. Raf, look.”


“Come on,” Mac said, waving them inside, “let me show you what’s done. And yeah, she passed inspection with flying colors. You’ve got a great little plane, Dustin.”


Pride flooded through him and his heart nearly burst out of his chest. He chuckled. “I kind of feel like a new dad.”


Chapter 52