After spending high school in the closet, the last thing Jett Walker wants is to go to his thirty year class reunion. Then the one person he was never able to resist decides to attend -- punk rocker Trev Chambers. Trev was the epitome of everything Jett wanted to be, and now he’s reuniting the band he made famous for a final blowout concert. Though nobody back home knows he’s gay, Jett decides to go. He needs closure. One weekend of pretending he’s straight is more than worth it. When he discovers Trev lives less than two hours away, Jett seeks him out on a whim. The punk rocker has grown up, but as far as Jett’s concerned, Trev is more appealing than ever. He’s also available. One brief conversation turns into a date, which raises the question ... are they just living in nostalgia, or can they find a way to build a real future together?

Flesh and Kisses

“You must be Jett.” He was older than Jett by at least a decade, his head shaved smooth, an array of silver piercings studding his left ear. The voice was a rich bass, molasses slow with a fading Alabama accent. He fell into the seat and shoved the tank between his thick legs before twisting to face Jett with his hand held out. “Oscar Gill. Thanks for the lift, man.”


“Not a problem.” Jett waved the kids off, as they slammed the doors and shouted goodbyes with energy to be jealous of. He glanced at the tubes that ran from the oxygen to Oscar’s nose. “You good there?”


As they pulled into the street, Jett silently berated himself. He’d spent the afternoon distracted by questions about Trev’s mysterious friend, wondering why he couldn’t drive himself, what the rush was to get him to Bethlehem. Now that the reality sat next to him, he felt like an asshole for thinking the worst.


Chapter 20