Ted MacTaggart's overbearing father is still trying to control his life, even from the grave. His will insists that, in order to inherit the family company, MAC Superior, Ted must be married by his twenty-fifth birthday -- and the marriage has to be "real." As in the board of MAC has to sign off on it.<br><br>Ted could fight the will, but then the handsome, artistic Ryan Costa, an old friend from school days walks back into his life, offering to be his groom-of-convenience. Ted draws up the contracts and Ryan, who has family medical bill problems, agrees gladly to the terms. Ted, emotionally walled off and afraid of his attraction to Ryan, also suggests they should keep their relationship strictly professional. Caring for people has always proven a weakness for him. Now isn't the time to start.<br><br>It's not long before Ryan's charm breaks through Ted's walls, but Ted isn't his own worst enemy in this case. Other forces are vying for MAC Superior, and even when their relationship is becoming the real deal, its shaky foundations land Ryan and Ted in trouble.

Poor Little Rich Boy

Ryan pulled out his phone and called up the picture. He held it up so Wally could see.


“Also, this was out of context,” Ryan added. “You paid her to harass me.”


Wally’s face scrunched up; he sat up straight. “I did not! I just paid her for a lap dance!”


“So the tip was for the harassment, or…?” Ted glared, face hot with anger.


Wally reached for a half-empty bottle of vodka on the coffee table.


Ted snatched it away. “Admit it. Admit that you set us up in a pathetic attempt to undermine my claim on MAC Superior.”


“Fuck you, Ted, you drink more than I do, lately,” Wally said with a pout.


“Really? That’s what you’re concerned about?” Ted could’ve smacked him with the bottle


As if he heard the thought, Ryan reached out and ever-so-gently pried the bottle out of Ted’s hand.


Chapter 45