Jason Mann needs a vacation, badly. A psychologist, he feels like he works all the time and plays very little. Honestly, he just wants to go away with his ruggedly handsome boyfriend, policeman Dillon Snyder. He doesn’t care where, but hopefully soon.<br><br>A vacation isn’t easy to plan in their lives, though. Jason has his string of patients he helps, and Dillon cleans up the streets as an officer of the law. Plus, their friend Gillian pulls them in different directions, always demanding. Something has to give, and quickly. Before Jason loses his mind over his job and friend, he desperately needs to get away.<br><br>When Dillon has an opportunity to fly south for a vacation in Florida for eleven days, Jason’s on board. But with every treat in life comes a price. Will this adventure and a colony of nudists rip the two men apart, or will their days of fun in the sun only bring them closer together?

Rugged Mann

“He pours us two orange-colored beverages near his lounge chair and stirs in tequila. He hands me my drink. ‘You obviously know me. Maybe it’s my turn to get to know you,’ he says. ‘Or maybe I should call the police. What is your choice?’


“‘I’d prefer you get to know me.’


“He looks older up close: specks of gray throughout his hair, tiny wrinkles around his eyes, and a single, narrow roll of fat near each armpit that tells me he’s in middle-age. Mature and still attractive. Something I like in a man. Always have. ‘Let me get this straight, you like to watch me sleep?’


“I nod and say, ‘And I like your pots. You’re an excellent artist. I respect your work and who you are.’


“‘Thank you, but they’re not all that. Would you like to see my figurines? I have them in the bungalow.’


Chapter 4