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

For a long moment, Dylan didn’t speak. Then he opened his arms. “Will you let me hold you?”


I should have been embarrassed at how quickly I leaned into him, letting him take my weight. When he lay back, I went with him, draping my body over his. He wasn’t that much smaller, only a couple of inches shorter and a few pounds lighter, though he wasn’t as broad. It took a little wiggling, but I was able to find a comfortable position. When he put his hand in my hair and rubbed my scalp, I practically purred.


“Oh, that’s even better than your ‘giving in’ sigh,” Dylan murmured with a chuckle. “Let me tell you what I want, and then you can decide if you want it, too, okay?”


“Okay,” I whispered and was rewarded with a kiss in my hair.


Chapter 10