It's been eleven years since Nick ran off with David for the West Coast. And though his life resembles a blue dream, after more than a decade of bar tending in resorts and cruise ships, Nick is finally thinking of heading home. First, he needs to go see about David in Vancouver ...<br><br>When he arrives, Nick finds a community of young men devastated by AIDS. Part of him wants to flee back to Montreal, but David is dying and Nick knows his place is by his best friend's side. In those four days and nights in David's apartment by the English Bay, Nick learns more about himself than he ever did before. When it's all over, he packs his bag and locks up his grief, determine to honor the promise he made to David of opening up his own restaurant.<br><br>Five years later, Nick is gaining a reputation in the industry as a chef, but has yet to have any meaningful relationships. Until Derek O'Reilly, that redheaded kid with the avocado-green eyes he used to know, walks into his dining room and ignites Nick's passion once more.

Blue Awakenings

“Okay,” Derek said, walking back to me, looking so good, my heart skipped a beat or two. He’d changed into tight blue jeans and was wearing a fitted leather motorcycle jacket. “Here.” He handed me a black helmet with a dark visor and then started buttoning my jean jacket up. “I don’t want you to get cold,” he said, turning my collar up, too.


He grabbed his helmet by the door and a set of keys. He was pumped, sexy as ever. “You ready?” he asked with a bold smile I’d rarely seen on his face. This Ducati of his sure worked magic on him.


Maybe it was time for me to meet this bike.


Chapter 32