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

“Feeling better?” I asked. He didn’t actually need to answer, I could see it all over his face.


“Mmmm,” he hummed with another stretch. And then he shoved his way into my arms. “Yeah. I needed this so badly.”


I was determined to give him everything he needed, to make sure he was as settled and grounded as he could be, so that when he returned to filming, he’d be able to hold on to that feeling. With that in mind, I pulled him closer with one hand even as I reached for my cell phone with the other. He raised an eyebrow in question when I tapped the screen and the phone started ringing


“This had better be an emergency,” Zane’s sleep-rough voice ground out after the second ring. Brandon’s eyebrows shot to his hairline.


“No emergency, brother mine. But Brandon’s home and in need of some TLC.”


Chapter 38