Marco May

Chip is looking forward to a stress-free summer before starting college in the fall. He returns home from boarding school and reunites with his father, Carlos. Little does he know that they have guests coming over for dinner. Topher is Chip’s childhood friend and the sexy guy of his dreams. They reconnect almost immediately and Chip’s old feelings come rushing back, feelings he’s kept to himself all these years. However, before they can enjoy summer vacation, Chip’s father and Topher's mother announce their engagement. It comes as a shock, as neither Chip nor Topher knew their parents were romantically involved in the first place. As they grow closer together, Chip and Topher find their feelings for each other deepen past friendship into something more. If only their parents weren't in love, too. Will their feelings put their blended family at risk?

Brotherbound

It was afternoon by the time we stopped by the beach near Port Huron as a spur-of-the-moment decision, which was an hour northeast. I’d figured it would’ve been quite busy for the day being a warm Sunday, and parking was a hassle to find because of not arriving early enough. We didn’t even take much with us, just a huge blanket and two towels, since we wore our swim trunks and left our tank tops in the car. We also had money to buy from whatever kiosk we could find, or we could simply walk to the nearest store without losing our parking spot.


We rushed toward the sandy shore of Lake Huron, and it made me thankful that I could buy some more time to collect myself enough to tell Topher the dirty truth.


Despite the initial frigidness, he wasted no time splashing his way down the shallow water until he reached a deeper spot and dunk in. He popped back up to the surface with his shoulders barely peeking, and he slapped on a goofy grin. “Come on in!”


Chapter 22