Dean, a struggling financial analyst from New York City, embarks on a vacation to Cape Cod to get away from the daily grind. Right from the start, the vacation seems to be a disappointment. At first he doesn’t meet anybody interesting, and then, to make matters worse, the wrong kind of person. When a group of guys invite him to join them at a local bar, Dean’s luck -- and possibly his future -- changes immediately. Dynamic Marco, a travel planner from Boston, doesn’t take no for an answer. With his charming Italian looks and compelling character, he pursues Dean and quickly wins him over. They spend the rest of Dean’s vacation together, but Marco wants more. Too soon, Dean’s vacation comes to an end. Both Dean and Marco are determined to continue their dalliance, but the odds are stacked against them, and they are left with all the challenges of a long-distance romance. As both men are equally committed to their jobs, will they be able to overcome the distance and differences separating them, especially when Dean starts to have doubts about Marco’s carefree lifestyle? Do they have a future together?

Nine Days in Provincetown

“I’m sure you would. But I need to have a job or I don’t eat.”


“Then you could move in with me and I would take care of you.”


“No. I don’t want that kind of a relationship. I don’t want to be totally dependent on you. I want to have a job, to contribute something.”


“But I own a house. I inherited it from my parents. You could live with me and it wouldn’t be a problem.”


“No. We’re not going to do it that way. I need to work, if only for my own self-respect. And it’s too soon to move in together. We don’t…”


“Know each other well enough. I know, I know. But it seems to me there are some things you know about me quite well. You certainly know…”


“Every inch of this body of yours?” Dean said, reaching down to Marco’s crotch.


“Well, yeah, there’s that. He’s going to be very unhappy without you.”


“Then I guess he’d better make the most of me while I’m here.” He ran his fingers through Marco’s chest hair and pulled him close for a kiss. 4


Chapter 21