James Chan is infatuated with Joshua Wallace. However, he’s eight years older than Joshua, and his catering business has a standing contract with the company the other man works for. Joshua also doesn’t seem to reciprocate his feelings. The future of their professional relationship will be uncertain if he’s rejected.<br><br>Fortunately, he isn’t. They start slow and everything is fine initially, but cultural differences between them become obvious when James invites Joshua to his father’s seventieth birthday party, which is an important milestone in the Chinese culture.<br><br>Initially Joshua is excited about the gifts he’s preparing for James’s father, but things become awkward when he learns about the negative light in which his gifts may be perceived. Can they smooth things out? Or will their differences be too much in the end?

Destined

“Hey, Josh,” James greeted in return before grinning wider and showing off those perfect rows of pearly whites. “How’s it hanging?”


“A little bit to the left this morning,” Joshua quipped back before realizing who he was talking to. “Shit! I…I’m sorry. Oh, motherfucker. Oh, damn it. No brain to mouth filter. Sorry. Can we pretend I didn’t just sprout off so many inappropriate, filthy words to you? I’m being so unprofessional.”


James stared at Joshua in silence for a second or two before he burst out laughing. “Hey, it’s fine. Just relax. I’d sworn and cursed much worse than you did. Believe me.”


Joshua was relieved after that. “Thanks. I guess.”


James smirked before placing one palm on Joshua’s lower back and gently pushing him forward. “It’s almost our turn. Step forward before we lose our places in the line.”


“By the way,” James said before leaning in closer to Joshua’s left ear. “There’s something you should know.”


Chapter 5