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

Hank looked at Ollie, smiling, and nodded.


“Then maybe he can help you. Ease the pain. Besides,” Stacy said, moving back to the screen door, “I could never let Addison go on living in this environment.” She shook her head. “It wouldn’t be right.”


Ollie could feel the anger rise up, hot, in his gut. Hank stood suddenly, his chair slamming against the wall behind him. His fists were clenched. “What do you mean, Sis?”


Stacy said, “God teaches us to hate the sin and love the sinner. And that’s what I’m doing here. Your lifestyle is your choice, Hank. I respect that. But I don’t want my daughter exposed to it. At least not to this degree. It’s not right. It’s not natural.”


Ollie remembered making love with Hank only hours ago, but what now seemed like much longer ago, with Addison in the room next door. Had she heard? What would Stacy think if she knew?


Were they really and truly doomed? Was their little, and so new and so fragile, family about to burst apart at the seams?


Chapter 60