On a bright autumn day, Flynn Marlowe lost his best friend, a beagle named Barley, while out on a hike in Seattle’s Discovery Park. On a cold winter day, Mac Bowersox found his best friend, a lost, scared, and emaciated beagle, on the streets of Seattle. Two men. One dog. When Flynn and Mac meet by chance in a park the next summer, there’s a problem -- who does Barley really belong to? Flynn wants him back, but he can see that Mac rescued him and loves him just as much as he does. Mac wants to keep the dog, and he can imagine how heartbreaking losing him would be -- but that's just what Flynn experienced. A “shared custody” compromise might be just the way to work things out. But will the arrangement be successful? Mac and Flynn are willing to try it ... and along the way, they just might fall in love.

Lost and Found

It was Flynn’s turn to laugh. “Of course you wouldagree.” He didn’t give Mac a chance to say anything more and went on. “Your landlady. What’s her name again?”


“Dee. Dee Weeda. She’s a sweetheart. Like a grandma to me.”


“Right. She does seem nice. And now I’m thinking maybe we could add ‘wise’ to the woman’s qualities.”


Mac wanted to say “You want me to come there with you now? I’m a bottom! Or I’m a top! I can be whatever you want me to be!” but he kept his own counsel. Again, the guy could be straight. Most men were, Mac reminded himself. The odds were that Flynn was one of those strange dudes who preferred pie over sausage. Whatever. It was a waste, but Mac could accept it—begrudgingly.


Chapter 25