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

Ian looked through the window, at the CEO picking through spinach and feta, before turning back to the street. “Yeah, baby. I can come. Put a cold cloth on his head if he’ll let you and I’ll be there as soon as I can.”


He shot through traffic like he was a stunt man playing his part in a high-speed chase. Yet even with the worry, he was pleased with himself. The look on Vanessa’s face had been priceless


“Back to the office?” she’d asked.


“No. I have…well, a personal emergency. A family emergency.”


She’d stared at him blankly. “I didn’t even know you have family.”


He’d grabbed his jacket and his keys. “It surprises most people to realize I didn’t just crawl out from under a rock after hatching from my egg.”


“When will you be back?” she’d called after him.


He’d only paused long enough to say, “As soon as I can.”


Chapter 24