Dan Holstrom is a middle-aged widower who spent the past year wallowing in grief. His daughter is determined to get him out and socializing again, and to that end, she enlists her boyfriend, Bruce, a personal trainer at a gym, to coach her father. Bruce decides to involve his own father, Luke Fraser, to get Dan back among the living. Luke Fraser is a gay man, a gym aficionado, and an all-around nice guy. When his son Bruce explains he has a new client who is a non-active bisexual man who withdrew socially after the death of his wife, Luke is intrigued and willing to help. An attraction grows between Luke and Dan which slowly morphs into something more. However, Dan’s insecurities cause the budding relationship to cool, and Luke is seen out and about with another man. Reluctantly Dan agrees to accompany Luke to Calgary, where the mystery man in Luke’s life reappears. Dan’s ready to give up and go back to his semi-reclusive life. When a misunderstanding jeopardizes their relationship, is it too late to rebuild things between the two men?

Love, Again

I wondered what Luke would be wearing. He looked good in everything I’d ever seen him, and even when he strutted buck naked in the locker room. I chided myself for not checking out everything. I wondered if everything was as proportional as it appeared in my peripheral vision. Next time I would look. Lord forgive me, but I intended to see that magnificent man in his naked glory from head to toe with some possible lingering in between. Does that make me a pervert?I glared at myself in the rear-view mirror. It makes you curious and an admirer of nice things. Get over it. My outside voice kicked in. Holy fuck, what if he wants to have sex? As in hot, sweaty man-to-man sex?I caught myself in time before the car that suddenly braked for an unsignalled turn met my hood ornament. I was a wreck by the time I got to Luke’s place.


Chapter 6