Antique dealer Christopher Gleason isn't looking for love. He isn't even looking for a one-night stand. But when a young man with an innocent smile offers to buy him a drink one night, he accepts. He's even tempted to take it further, until he learns the innocence isn't an act. Though he can't deny his attraction, or the fact that he likes the young man quite a bit, Christopher puts him off. He'd rather be friends than risk hurting him.<br><br>Gage Kimball fled Salt Lake City for Los Angeles with his guitars, what little money he had, and no friends. Raised in a devout Mormon family within a tightly knit community, he's never had the chance to be himself or explore his sexuality. Until now. Christopher supplies the emotional support Gage needs, but Gage wants more than friendship. Even at the risk of everything he has left.

All That You Do

He was frozen. For an eternity, he couldn’t move. Why was Christopher there? Why had he bothered to show up at all? What sort of game was this? Did Christopher really want to be friends? Gage supposed he could deal with that. He had been mostly in love with his best friend, Kirby, and he had never even suspected. He could handle Christopher. There was nothing to be afraid of.


That thought broke his paralysis. He put his hands in their proper places, and then there was music. The first chords of “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.” And then he was singing, and his voice sounded fine. His attention wandered around the bar, but no matter how much he tried, he couldn’t stop his gaze from drifting back to Christopher. The butterflies in his stomach calmed, and the weight that had been on his shoulders evaporated.


Chapter 12