Because his pool is untended and filthy, romance author Robert Fine needs to hire a pool boy for the summertime position at his estate. So at the beginning of summer, he places an ad for a pool boy to hire. Enter Kent Tacoma, an ex-Navy stud, handsome, who lands an interview. Almost immediately Robert enjoys his company and himself, hiring Kent on the spot. As Tacoma tends the pool, Robert cannot keep his hungry eyes off the young man. All he can think about is his desire. Unfortunately, Tacoma starts to break Robert’s house rules with a local bad boy named Katz Strong, Tacoma’s opposite. Soon a jealous Robert is convinced Tacoma is under Katz’s bad influence. As Tacoma pulls away from Robert and grows closer to Katz. Robert finds his rage building. Can’t the three men just get along? As summer comes to a close, Tacoma becomes the center of everyone’s attention. Whose heart will survive the heated summer?

The Pool Boy

He lay curled up and in a ball on his left side with his legs tucked underneath him, sleeping. I couldn’t see his face, but imagined his nostrils moving as he breathed. I believed his eyes were closed, twitching beneath their thin lids while he dreamed. My view scanned his bulky muscles, arched buttocks, and smooth looking back. His left shoulder looked kissable in the afternoon shadows. Tacoma slept peacefully, but stirred a bit, and eventually awakened. He opened his eyes


Surprising me, he lifted his head and shared a confused glance with me. Our stares locked as my heart thumped within my ribcage. I swallowed saliva down the back of my tight throat as he recognized me, tried to share a smile, but couldn’t because I was far too nervous, unsure of my behavior. I think he called out my last name as I immediately spun on my heels, fully aware that I had startled him awake, and dashed towards the bathroom in search of cold water for my face, and to find calmness.24: Confrontation


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