Dave Johnson is closing up his bar in the early hours of the morning when he rescues a young Goth who identifies himself only as Kyle. When Dave realizes Kyle has nowhere to go, he offers to let the young man stay at his place.<br><br>Kyle is sexy and surrounded by mystery, and rather tight-lipped about it all. But he soon worms his way into Dave's life and heart. Yet dark secrets have a way of coming out at the most inopportune times, and Kyle's past life may catch up to the men sooner than either of them expected.

Beyond the Norm

He glanced at the clock on the microwave. Only ten. No doubt he had several more hours to wait for Dave.


The office door opened, and Louise walked in. She closed the door and smiled. “Hey, kid, break time.”


“Thank God someone is here to talk to me. I’ve been going crazy.”


“I’ll bet.” She took a can of cola from the small fridge and sat on the edge of the desk. “You’re in luck, though, Dave is closing up for a week after tomorrow’s rush.”


“Yep, he just said so. He’s going to close for Christmas week. And why not? He’s the boss. He can do whatever he wants. Ivan and I think it’s because of you, though.” She winked.


“I think he’s using the holidays as an excuse to take off some time with you. He deserves the break, though. The bar will still be here.”


Kyle bit his lip. Damn, if Dave closed for the week, he would feel obligated to stay with him. Ah, hell, who was kidding? He didn’t want to leave anyway.


Chapter 20