When he sees entrepreneur Mitch O'Shea whirling around an empty building, contractor Ben Behr is enchanted. Even though his two brothers are gay, Ben always thought he was a ladies' man until he met Mitch. Despite his feelings, Ben knows San Francisco native Mitch is totally out of his league. What could Ben possibly do to get out-and-proud Mitch to notice him? Turns out Mitch is just as attracted to Ben. As they compete in car rallies, camp in the Sierra Nevada foothills, and tour the bars Mitch owns in the city, they realize how stifled they've been their entire lives. Maybe looking over the fence and jumping it to explore what's on the other side are good ideas. When these two seemingly opposites get together, will Ben and Mitch find out they have the world at their feet and might even have love in their hearts?

Waking the Behr

My gut screamed that Con was encroaching, which was really weird. It wasn’t like I had any real designs on Mitch. I mean, I’ve always told myself I’m straight, even though I was between women and didn’t really feel like hunting down another one at the moment.


So what if I was attracted to Mitch? He was a good-looking guy. I had a lot of good-looking friends.


True, none of them made me want to run my hands all over them, though. Which was beside the point, right?


“So you’re here for lunch?” Con asked Mitch.


I nodded, but Con didn’t acknowledge me.


“Mind if I join you?” He was staring right at Mitch.


Couldn’t he tell he was the third wheel at this party?


I shrugged, and Mitch nodded. I had no clue what the nod meant.


Lorraine, the Bottom’s co-owner, latched on to us near the hostess stand, scooped up three menus, and said over her shoulder, “Right this way.”


Chapter 4