It only takes a few days for Ollie D'Angelo to lose his boyfriend, his job, and his home. Instead of mourning what he doesn't have, Ollie celebrates what he does: the freedom to pursue his real passion -- cooking. He begins Dinner at Home, a home-catering business, and it takes off.<br><br>Late one night, Ollie catches Hank Mellinger, a streetwise hood down on his luck, about to rob his car. Ollie soon discovers that appearances aren't necessarily what they seem. Hank isn't a criminal caught red-handed, but a hungry young man trying to make a life for himself and the four-year-old niece he's trying desperately to take care of.<br><br>Instead of calling the cops, Ollie offers Hank a job and a way to pull himself up by his bootstraps. Together, they discover they can really cook ... and that their shared passion for food just might lead to a passion for each other.

Dinner at Home

Ollie turned back to Mike. “Then I guess we have ourselves a real date, then.”


Mike looked wistful. “A real date. Sigh. And not just a morning hookup on an air mattress?” He winked.


Hank was ready to leap over Mike’s kitchen table and strangle the guy. He told himself he had no right to his feelings. But right or not, he couldn’t deny them. Right now, he was feeling a curious mixture of gut-twisting yearning and rage. He knew he needed to get hold of himself, to somehow see this dinner through. This was, after all, his job. He had Addison to think of, as well as his own future.


Things had been going so well. Until tonight.


Chapter 41