While working security for a popular prime time television show, reservist Jared Connors meets guest star Brandon Culpepper. They are immediately drawn to each other, quickly discovering they are what the other needs.<br><br>Even though Brandon is in town only for the duration of his guest-starring role, the men have a short-term affair. When the filming is finished, however, it’s harder to let go than either expected, but Brandon has to leave for another role.<br><br>Their resolve for their relationship to be over is soon tested when each realizes their emotions are more involved than they thought. But figuring out a way for their very different lives to fit together seems an impossible task. Can they trust each other enough to find a long-term solution?

Something Like Trust

“Anyway,” he continued. “She was flipping out because she didn’t have an understudy and no one could learn the lines that fast. Because the Stage Manager is kind of a big role. He…narrates and sets out props. Has these big monologues. And Mindy had the theater for only the week, so if she delayed opening, everybody would lose revenue and that’s just a bad story.


“Except I have an eidetic memory. At least when it comes to things I read. I can memorize words after just a read through or two. And Mindy knew it. So she begged me to take the role on opening night. Literally was on her knees begging. Because I could read it through the day before and know every line. It didn’t have to be good, she told me, but just to get them through opening night while another actor learned the lines.”


“And you never acted before?” I asked, completely absorbed in his story. This was a side of him I hadn’t yet seen and I loved it.


Chapter 20