Shy and private, Charlie Labrecque has lived a lie for most of his adult life, choosing to marry a woman and father a child rather than come out of the closet. But now that he is divorced and sees his young son only half the year, he decides it is time to start being honest with himself. And his friends. Starting with his best friend, openly gay Bryce Hanson.<br><br>Bryce responds with his encouragement and promises to be Charlie's training wheels through the difficult transition. But now that both men feel like they can be honest with each other, new desires are found, and new truths are spoken ...

A Simple Truth

He just wondered if it felt a little too good.  6


Charlie’s stomach growled as the chopped vegetables sizzled in the bottom of the omelet pan. He’d woken up starving, and not even the warm body sprawled next to him was enough to keep him in bed. In actuality, that warm body was further reason for him to get out of the bed. He wasn’t sure how he was going to be able to face Bryce after the events of the night before.


Bryce loved him. He’d never said the words again, but the proof had been there in every kiss, in every touch. They had finally fallen asleep around three, and while Charlie’s body had been glutted on pleasure, his emotions weren’t nearly as quiescent. There was no doubt Bryce was his best friend, or that they’d had a great time together. But how could Charlie commit to anything as serious as love when he’d only been on the scene for a few weeks? True, he’d never been looking for a fling. It wasn’t in him to be so completely casual.


Chapter 24