At thirty-six, Ian feels done with the world. When a night at a bar goes as poorly as expected, he wants only to return home to be miserable in peace. Instead, he encounters Jordan. Hot, young, and interested, Jordan is everything Ian's ever wanted and nothing he believes himself capable of actually obtaining.<br><br>Jordan has enough going on in his life trying to scrape together a living for himself and his autistic son. When he meets Ian, all he wants is a brief, erotic moment and nothing else.<br><br>But fate throws them together again and again, and Ian finds himself determined to do whatever it takes to give their story a happy ending -- no matter what secrets Jordan's past has waiting for him.

Sonata

Jordan’s tone was clipped when he replied. “It’s not his fault.”


“Of course not,” Ian agreed. “I’m just saying, you’re, what, twenty-two I think you said? That’s got to be a lot of work.”


Ian frowned at his plate, fork hovering mid-lift. “Conversation?”


Another sideways glance was sent Ian’s way and Jordan took two mouthfuls of food before he finally answered. “Eight.”


Ian choked on a swallow. “Eight? But you’re twenty-two! So you were only fourteen? How in the hell did that happen?”


Jordan reached for the TV remote and pressed the power button. “I don’t want to talk about it.”


“I don’t want to talk about them either.”


Chapter 16