Logan Winston makes a deal with his younger brother Marco to pose in the buff for an art class. Why? Because Marco is threatening to quit high school, and Logan doesn't want his sibling to go through difficulties in life because of bad choices. Still, all Logan sees in the mirror is an average guy with dreadlocks and grease under his fingernails pretending to be a model. Then he meets Wayne Rodriguez, the hunky art teacher who causes Logan to want like he's never wanted before.<br><br>Wayne Rodriguez is getting over a bad relationship and desires nothing more than friendship. Logan is raising his little brother and feels inadequate in Wayne’s presence. Angry words and fear make things worse, and sneaky brothers try to get them back on track.<br><br>They have to find a solution, if only to stop their siblings from meddling.

The Artist's Mechanic

At the very least, it wouldn’t be too much of a hardship being around him. I punched my pillows a few times and moved around on the mattress before I got comfortable. It had been a while since I’d let anything more than mere sexual attraction, with the aim of a quickie, take hold of my psyche.


With thoughts of a laughing Wayne in my head, I fell asleep.


I’d just finished replacing the brake pads on Mrs. Brewington’s Toyota—she’d worn them down almost to the metal—when Roy got my attention. “Hey, Logan. Got a customer here who needs new spark plugs, and Scott’s in the middle of something right now.”


“Got it.” I wiped my hands on an already dirty towel and wandered out back to where the customers usually left their cars to be worked on.


Chapter 3