Insomniac Sean Diaz spends his nights riding the subway around Manhattan, ignoring the people he might encounter, getting lost in the rhythms of the train so he’s exhausted enough to sleep once he gets home. A hallucination about his dead high school boyfriend turns it into an obsession, but when Sean sees him a second time, he nearly falls apart.<br><br>That’s how Judah Morey finds him. Concern prompts conversation, which in turn sparks friendship. When Judah invites Sean back to his place, Sean decides to take a chance for the first time in nearly a decade. Dating is new territory for him, but he thinks he’s ready for it. He just needs to figure out how to let go of the past so he can take that step into his future.

The Unbeaten Track

“Thanks,” I said. “It’s been a rough week.”


His eyes gleamed in the darkness as he offered me a crooked smile. “Same here.”


I surprised him by leaning in for a kiss. He still hadn’t shaved, and he tasted distinctly of coffee, but the moment our mouths touched, he tilted and opened to make the caress more natural. The tip of my tongue found his, though only briefly. I wasn’t interested in eating his face. I was mostly seeing if I could do it, if I wantedto do it.


The answer to both questions turned out to be the same. Yes.


Chapter 6