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

“I’d love to see you. God, you have no idea how much I want that. But it’s easier for me to fly back home to you then it would be for you to fly into Canada. Besides, if you came here I’d be working the whole time, and how boring is that for you?”


I laughed. “And how is that any different than if you came to see me?”


The noise he made was hard to interpret. “Yeah, but I’d be in your house waiting for you and that would make everything worth it.”


So we talked and I worried. He reassured me and I helped him settle. Less than ideal, but it was working and it was only temporary. So when Brandon showed up at my door one night, soaking wet from the pouring rain and clutching his carryon bag like a lifeline, I was shocked to see him. So much so, for a minute I stood there gaping.


“You s-s-said I could c-come.” I didn’t know if the stutter was from nerves or from the cold. “You s-s-said.”


Chapter 36