Kevin knows his crush on his gorgeous but impossibly aloof boss Marcus isn't going anywhere. So it's a huge shock when Marcus mysteriously appears one night in Kevin's bedroom. Kevin has just enough time to enjoy Marcus' attention and warm familiarity, then Marcus vanishes. And then it happens again the next night. And the next. Meanwhile, back in daylight office hours, Marcus is as cold as ever with no obvious recollection of his night-time visits. What's really happening? Kevin's emotions run deep, but so does his confusion. He's wary of believing they have a chance together, yet his body and heart respond too joyfully to ignore. It will take a twist of fate, a break in the routine, and a bizarre time trip to bring them together properly and, hopefully, for real.

Timeslip

“It’s a positive sign,” the doctor reassured me. “Let’s just allow him to wake in his own time.”


He put a hand on my shoulder to stop me rising from the chair. He was only a few years older than I was, I reckoned, with a harassed expression and scuffed shoes. “How many hours have you been here now? Mr Cooper, I suspect your company is the one thing that’s likely to bring him back, sooner or later.”


“I don’t want it to be later,” I blurted out.


“No,” said the doctor drily. “Neither do we. I’ll go and get you another coffee.”


I sat silently for a while, watching Marcus’s lips move, making shapes. When the words suddenly spilled out, they startled me.


“Such strange dreams, Kevin. Full of horrible regrets, things I wished I’d done, people I wished I’d…known better.” His voice was soft and slurred, but I could hear every word.


Chapter 14