Two men with nothing in common except friendship. One man is Darren Cameron, a cop who patrols the streets nightly. After his divorce -- because he revealed to his wife he was gay -- he gained full custody of his son, Jesse. Jesse is now twenty-one, living with his girlfriend, and trying to play matchmaker between his landlord, Malcom, and Darren. The other is Rob, a homeless war veteran living on the streets, who has adamantly resists all Darren's efforts to help him start his life over. When Rob is attacked, Darren finally has what he needs to help his friend get off the streets. Despite Rob's wariness, he moves into Darren’s home under the guise of protective custody ... much to Jesse's dismay. Can Darren and Rob handle what comes next, including their growing attraction for each other? Or will Rob ultimately reject Darren's help and return to his former life?

Lonesome Men

“I was only looking out for his best interests,” Jesse protested.


“You look happy,” Malcom said, leaning against the counter, wine in hand, while Rob removed the lasagna from the oven.


“I am. It took a while to get to the point where I could accept that Darren does care for me. I wasn’t exactly the kind of guy someone would fall for.”


“I don’t think that’s true,” Malcom replied. “Okay, yeah. I get that there was a long time when you were looking and maybe acting pretty rough because of the way you were living. But that was all exterior. Inside, I’m pretty sure you were still the brother I loved before things went bad.”


“I’d say you succeeded. If you hadn’t, you wouldn’t have caught Darren’s attention to begin with and become friends.”


Chapter 41