A one-night stand with a guy in an open relationship introduces a whole new world to lonely college student Luke. When the pressures that left him isolated threaten to destroy his newfound happiness, can brilliant but damaged Nick and compassionate, insecure Evan keep him safe? Luke's parents, clouded by grief, isolated him and his siblings. Fortunately he's gotten away and has found intellectual fulfillment and a promising future in college. When he gets lonely, he can find an outlet for his physical needs in hookup apps. One of those hookups -- with gorgeous, kind graduate student Evan -- opens Luke's eyes to a world he hadn't been sure existed. Evan is in an open relationship with law professor, political strategist, and professional pundit Nick. They love each other, but each is drawn to Luke for his own reasons. Luke agrees to try something new, aglow with the possibility of finding both success and happiness. Not everyone is thrilled with Luke's choices. Some people from Luke's past don't like the thought of him being in a polyamorous relationship. They don't trust either of Luke's boyfriends, who come from very different backgrounds than Luke. And no one, not even they, know how far they'll go to get Luke back on track. Can Luke, Evan, and Nick find their happily ever after together?

Figure It Out

“Which you’re still in the middle of, kid. Get back to work.”


Evan tightened his grip on Luke. “You don’t have to go anywhere you don’t want to. If you want to come home, you can.”


Luke swallowed, and held his hand out to his uncle. “I need my things. I’m going home.”16


Luke woke up in between his boyfriends, warm and safe and sated. He wasn’t sure if he’d maybe died and gone to heaven or if he was still asleep and dreaming this, but either way he was happy. Well, happy and hungry. Luke was young and he was still hungry a lot of the time. Besides, feeding his boyfriends made him smile.


He padded downstairs, washed up, and made sure the blinds were all down. Luke could live with a little embarrassment but neither Nick nor Evan needed the neighbors to catch him with some naked guy running around their house showing his bits off to the world. At the same time, it was nice to not have to put on pants if they might have the chance to fool around later.


Chapter 35