Mark Winston is mostly content with his life. He has a home, a job he loves, and a sister who always has his back. So what if the one thing he’s missing is a person to share that life with? Experience has proved he can’t get what he wants and needs out of a relationship. Yet he can’t stop wanting his next door neighbor and wishing there could be more between them.<br><br>Dylan Pomeroy might be young, but knows what he wants: Mark. He continually inserts himself into the older man’s life, determined to show Mark that he’s exactly what Mark needs. But Mark worries that the difference in their ages, and his need to be cared for, are hurdles too big to overcome.<br><br>But Dylan won’t be deterred, and Mark begins to realize his worries are unfounded. Dylan shows Mark he’s the perfect man for him. But years of being rejected for his wants makes it difficult for Mark to hope that things between them will work out. Can Mark let go of his insecurities and let himself fall in love with Dylan?

Love with the Next Door Neighbor

“You’d be right.” I laughed, sat back, and took a long pull from my bottle before I continued. “So Hayley looks into it, right? And she finds they’re looking for teachers at the elementary school. And here’s where it gets even more ridiculous, because she actually knows the music teacher. They went to school together, too.”


“I know Emmett. He was a few grades above me in school. Him and my brother Jake ran in adjacent circles.”


It really was a small town. With five thousand or so permanent residents, there were plenty of people I didn’t know. But it seemed that someone always knew someone else, and the circles of friendships and families were interconnected in one way or another. I actually liked that. It was close without being too close.


Chapter 7