Hugo Romero is stuck in St. Louis because of the blizzard. His hotel room is given away, but as a regular customer, he’s compensated with the presidential suite. He isn’t excited about his stay at the hotel, though. The blizzard may last for days. He knows he’ll be bored. Javier Gisbert can’t leave St. Louis but, unfortunately, he can’t get a room anywhere. Every hotel in the city is full. When Hugo offers to share his room with Javier, he’s surprised to learn they’ve both flown in from San Francisco on the same flight earlier that day. He’s even more astounded by their lust-filled attraction toward each other. They quickly become better acquainted ... both in and out of bed. Then the storm ends and the two men return to San Francisco. Can they sustain their relationship? Or is their passion nothing more than the heat of the moment?

A Blessing in Disguise

Hugo chuckled. “I do. I absolutely do.”


“I know,” Javier said and smiled at Hugo before standing and carrying the empty plates into the kitchen. “I’ll clean up. Maybe we can have our first official date in San Francisco afterward.”


“Sounds good to me. I’ll help with the dishes. We can be done faster. Then we can freshen up and go out for a walk downtown.”


“Yeah. I’m just relieved there won’t be plenty of pink and hearts in every store anymore.”


Hugo turned toward Javier in confusion as they began to wash the dishes. “Huh? Why is that?”


“It’s the beginning of March now.”


Javier snickered. “Valentine’s Day was over, stud.”


“Chinatown will still be quite festive, though.”


Javier scrubbed the dishes while grinning at Hugo. “That’s the beauty of being friends with David, James, Anthony, Vincent, and Justin. I’m more aware of the different cultural holidays coming up. Anyway, the major one that just ended was the Lunar New Year.”


Chapter 25