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

Two more men offered to pay for his refill, and two more men walked away disappointed. Charlie caught the bartender’s curious gaze more than once, but he didn’t feel like explaining why he was hanging out at the club on Queer Night if he wasn’t actually going to talk to any of the guys. He didn’t actually have an answer to that anyway. Because it didn’t make a whole lot of sense, even to him.


The next guy who approached didn’t speak to him right away. Stepping into the space between Charlie and the stool, he leaned forward and ordered a Beck’s before glancing in Charlie’s direction. Blue eyes. A dimple. Shoulders that made it impossible to see around him. Before Charlie could look away, the guy told the bartender to fill up Charlie’s nearly empty pint glass.


The refusal died on Charlie’s lips. Maybe it was the beer getting to his head. Or maybe he was tired of wondering what he was doing here if he wasn’t going to at least say hello to someone.


Chapter 26