Craig and Mitchell have been friends for years, but each of them reached a point where that camaraderie became ... more. Mitchell’s kept his feelings close to his chest. So has Craig, but now that they’ve graduated from UMKC, he knows it’s his last chance to show Mitchell they’re meant to be before their careers take them to opposite sides of the country.<br><br>He insists they can’t leave Missouri behind without one last adventure. Mitchell agrees to a road trip to visit all the touristy spots and say goodbye to their home state.<br><br>As they spend their days and nights together, buried feelings rise to the surface and hope blossoms. When their journey ends with a dance beneath the Branson stars, will they find love and a future together at the end of the road?

Gateway to Love

Mitchell reached out, grasped his arm, and squeezed. “I don’t.” He smiled. “Besides, I have my eye on someone else,” he added with a wink.


Craig’s heart stuttered in his chest, and he hoped against hope he was the one that Mitchell wanted. Tendrils of desire wound through him and they stared at each other wordlessly.


Until a small boy bumped into them, and they both shook themselves from their stupor.


Craig grinned. “Come on. Let’s finish checking this place out, and then we’ve got about a three-hour car ride.”


“Ugh, don’t remind me.” Mitchell glanced out the window before he turned back to Craig. “They call St. Louis the Gateway to the West. Do you think it’s about halfway through the country?”


Chapter 22