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

“I grew up the only child of two very wealthy and successful parents.” He shifted again but didn’t stop talking. “I went to a private school with a bunch of other conceited ingrates who thought they were better than everyone else on the planet. Nothing at school disabused us of that notion. I didn’t graduate from high school or go to college because when I was sixteen my folks and I were in a car accident. They had no siblings, and their parents were dead.”


“Yeah. So am I. But it is what it is. Can’t be changed.”


Still, I felt really bad for him even though in effect our teen years had been somewhat similar. Except for Abe and Connor, I was pretty much in the same boat. Like he said, it was what it was.


Chapter 31