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

Then I kissed him. Really and truly kissed him.


Neither of us had said it yet, but we were in love. The words would come soon. Right now we needed the peace and security to relax and get comfortable in our relationship.  13


I slept that night on the mattress top in the living room in case he needed help to get to the bathroom. We both knew it was easier for him to stand and get up off the couch, but he grumbled that he wanted me sleeping next to him.


I told him we’d see how he was doing in the morning. At least we got to sleep the night together in the same room.


The next morning broke sunny and beautiful, with birds singing and squirrels racing around outside.


Mitch said his ankle felt much better. After I helped him up, he tried putting a little weight on it, but finally let me help him to the bathroom, where he cleaned up. He had a couple of livid bruises on his hip and arm from the fall, but his ankle had gone from basketball to baseball size.


Chapter 33