One morning before work, Alan Travers accidentally bumps into Detective Jim Garrison at a cafe where both men stop for coffee. The handsome younger man interests Alan, but he misses his chance to get to know the detective better and wonders if he'll get another.<br><br>With the help of his nephew Bryce, Alan concocts a plan to try and get Jim's attention "accidentally on purpose." It works, but as things heat up between them, Alan worries what Jim will think if he finds out their getting together was no accident.<br><br>Then Bryce goes missing, and Alan's going to have to come clean. But is he the only one not being truthful?

Accidentally On Purpose

He didn’t bother with a ticket for himself—two hours watching men in uniforms beat the crap out of each other wasn’t his idea of entertainment unless it was a rugby match. So he walked around the mall until the shops closed, then sat in the car listening to a classical music channel on satellite radio until the movie was over. Then he drove closer to the cinema’s entrance and waited for Brooks to appear.


A pack of kids hung out nearby, a few with skateboards they were jumping off the curb, some smoking even though they looked too young to do so. A paper bag was also being passed around surreptitiously, and from the way they acted as they sipped from it, Alan figured it contained something alcoholic. Where was a cop when you needed one?


Chapter 9