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

“Mmm…” Ted glanced over Ryan’s head at the door but then ignored it. No one would be in, and Echo would buzz before they came, if they returned from lunch early. Of course, there was the huge glass wall that looked out on Dayton—but it was one way.


“You spend all day bossing everyone around,” Ryan whispered, pressing his burning lips into Ted’s neck, then licking and sucking. “You want me to tell you what to do for a while?”


“Not sure we have time at the moment—”


“We will,” Ted breathed the words, sighing in pleasure as Ryan slipped a hand beneath his shirt, untucking it. “Am I that obvious?”


“You’re honest when you’re naked, Teddy.” Ryan puffed out a laugh, warm and wet against Ted’s skin. He dropped one hand lower, to palm Ted’s stiffening prick through his trousers. “Even when you’re not…”


Chapter 53