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 was watching you both since you came in. You’re one hot daddy.” He passed me a napkin with an address and phone number written in blotched ink. “When you’re done here, call me and I’ll be your son for as long as you want. You can teach me the facts of life, daddy.” He grinned and turned away just as Luke returned.


Luke raised an eyebrow, so I shrugged and glanced over to see the young man leaving the bar—he has a nice ass—and handed him the napkin. “I think he meant this to be for you.”


Luke unfolded it completely and laughed. “He wrote a poem, ‘eenie, meenie, miny, moe. Which daddy do I blow?’ He signed it Trevor with the Treasure Trail.” He folded it and handed it back. “I left you alone for less than four minutes and someone hit on you? I see I can’t let you out of my sight for long.”


I felt the blush. “Oh, for God’s sake, Luke, he called me daddy. I think he was making fun of an old guy being in his bar.”


Chapter 7