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

Abe huffed out an irritated sigh. “Fifty percent of the population, Ben. That’s what he meant.”


“Fifty—oh, wait! You think he meant I should consider men too?”


Connor laughed, and Abe frowned at me like I’d failed the easiest math test in the world. Damn, did I feel stupid.


Men? Should I consider maybe my perfect match was a man?


After the first rally, Mitch invited himself to another one, as well as to poker games and other places I went with the guys. He was slowly becoming one of the gang and my new best friend, sort of. We still had this thing between us, this thing that I couldn’t figure out for the life of me. But I liked having him hang around. It sure beat me having to ask him if he wanted to come along. This whole dating versus two guys hanging out business was just too confusing.


Chapter 8