Avery Wagner quit ghostwalking when he lost his beloved anchor to cancer. Now teaching others who have the ability, he’s beginning to live again -- but he’s not looking for another lover, not now, maybe not ever.<br><br>But then he meets Jameson ... younger, talented, dedicated, almost perfect, even though his mouth sometimes opens ahead of his brain. And Jameson wants Avery desperately, though he’ll settle for friendship if he can’t have more.<br><br>When an emergency demands they work together in the field, Avery discovers just how perfect Jameson is. But he had a perfect love once before, and he’s scared to even consider that he might have a chance at another. Can he trust Jameson with his newly healing heart?

Somebody to Die For

The reminder Jameson would be doing this for someone else slammed into Avery and caught him by surprise. He couldn’t afford to let pointless jealousy take hold, so he breathed deeply, let it go, and focused. He was just going on a ghostwalk to help a new ghostwalker. That was it.


If he repeated it enough, it would be true.


Jameson shot him a look, and Avery chuckled.


“Okay, I’ll be fine eventually.” Avery pulled away and grabbed the hem of his shirt again. “Let me get settled.”


Jameson nodded, pushed himself up, and then sat in the chair next to Avery as Avery pulled off his shirt, handed it over without looking at Jameson, and then took long, slow, even breaths. Meditation had always been his key. He breathed and thought, fixing Lucy and her case in his mind. When he was ready, when he thought he had the particulars fixed and the nerves pushed away, he opened his eyes and looked right at Renata.


Chapter 24