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

Rachel waited for Ian to look up and reached for his hand. There was no shake though. She took his hand between both of hers and held it there without releasing. “I understand that we have you to thank for the return of our sons.”


“I…” Ian paused, thought, “No. You don’t. Your thanks would belong to an associate of mine. But I was working on it.” He shook his head and chuckled dryly. “It’s a long story. Kind of confusing.”


Rachel nodded. “Justin told us that you were making plans to bring them in as the police found you. I didn’t know whether to believe him or not. It’s easy to say things like that after the fact, you know?”


Ian shrugged. “I won’t try to sway you, Rachel. I’m quite done trying to please everyone around me. I will confirm the truth of what Justin told you. But I won’t preach it. You’ll believe me, or you won’t. That’s your prerogative.” He shuffled his feet and looked around the emptying gym.


“I know,” she smiled and her face suddenly bloomed. “There’s our boy!”


Chapter 48