Michael Carmac is a small-town cop on the verge of a breakdown. After a split-second decision leaves an innocent child dead, Michael's reality unravels. Suffering from PTSD, he finds comfort in a bottle while struggling to find forgiveness.<br><br>Fellow officer Bertram Angel offers Michael support, and what starts as friendship turns into something deeper. Can the two men find love, forgiveness, and acceptance while moving forward and healing wounds that don't always show?

The Incident

Michael was about to get into his truck when he heard Angel calling after him.


“Hey, wait up,” Angel called out. He’d changed into his usual shorts and tank and, out of habit, Michael averted his eyes.


“You don’t have to look away, Mikey,” Angel said as he approached Michael and pressed himself against the door of the truck. “I get it, especially after last night. I thought about you all night.” He looked away and Michael found his unusual sweetness a total turn-on.


“We’re at work, Angel,” Michael whispered, looking over Angel’s shoulder, where a couple of officers were talking by the station doors.


“You think about me?” Angel asked, ignoring Michael’s warning and pushing harder against the truck door between them.


“Angel,” Michael started to say, but stopped when he began to smile. He just nodded and looked down at his shoes.


Chapter 21