When Alex Toomey’s partner of eight years breaks up with him in the airport boarding area just before his flight, Alex is devastated. Barely able to function, he boards his plane, where the man he’s seated beside, Tom Genser, comes to his rescue, first with a drink, then later with some solace, both emotional and physical.<br><br>But Alex is walking wounded and, though the two men realize something wonderful is coming alive between them, Tom insists they part to allow Alex to gain a grip on his life. Can Alex survive long without Tom and worse, will Tom even still be there if he does?

The Love of My Life

It all became a blur: ceremony, handshakes, kisses, small talk at a vast reception where I nursed a glass of champagne until it was flat. My parents, who didn’t approve of my “lifestyle” were cordial but distant, as were my two elderly aunts. I was seated at a table with complete strangers where I suffered thenot married question too many times, a couple girls’ eyes brightening at the prospect. I danced with them and once with Leslie, who mercifully didn’t ask about Raymond. His absence was comment enough and when the dance ended I thanked her, wished her a great life, and fled. I didn’t cry until I was back down in the flatlands.


Chapter 6