William "Wills" Matheson is a computer whiz, hired by Huntingdon right out of college. He's groomed for a position in the Washington Bureau of Intelligence and Security, a sister organization to Huntingdon. Eventually, he's promoted to senior special agent in the department of Interior Affairs, under the notorious Mark Vincent. Instructed by Trevor Wallace -- The Boss, and yes, that's in caps, of the WBIS -- to follow Vincent after his apartment is destroyed, the younger agent discovers why the man is considered the best when Vincent easily spots him. Rather than knocking him down as expected, Vincent orders Wills to accompany him to his friend's bedside in GW Hospital. There, Wills meets the rent boy known as Sweetcheeks and is instantly struck by the handsome redhead. Wills has never had a male lover before, but he's more than willing to give it a try. Gradually he begins to wonder if there could be a future for them together. Things look positive for them when Sweetcheeks confesses his own love, but Wills is a WBIS agent, and Sweetcheeks is a rent boy. Will their jobs come between them before they can explore their newfound love?

Is It You?

Grandma Josie and Grandpa Greg had moved down to Florida, and I’d been down to see them over the Easter vacation, since it was too hot in the summer and they weren’t spring chickens anymore. I didn’t know what chickens had to do with it, but it was one of Grandma’s favorite sayings.


Uncle Tony…I sighed. He’d changed after Mom died, and we didn’t see him much. I knew that bothered Dad, since they’d been best friends. I did get to see my cousins, and that was fun and a change. There were all girls on that side of the family, in contrast to all the boy cousins on Dad’s side.


Dad ran a hand over my hair. “You’ve got your Mom’s coloring, you know.”


I knew. Mathesons not only ran to boys but to blue-eyed blonds. I was the only one in the family with brown hair and eyes, and there were days when I was glad to have something that made me stand out from all my cousins, but there were also days when I was sorry I didn’t look like the rest of the family.


Chapter 22