What do you do when you're a popular porn star and the love of your life is deeply religious and totally closeted? Why, you keep your true identity from him, create an alternate reality, and hope he doesn't find out, of course. Because, if he ever does, that would be the deal breaker. That was Jordan Hearst's reasoning, anyway. However, despite Jordan's best efforts at keeping his charade a secret, Spenser Hudson does find out. Having a liar and a porn star as a boyfriend is a deal breaker as far as the devastated Spenser is concerned. Fearing the loss of both his job and his family, Spenser abruptly disappears from Jordan's life, castigating himself for ever letting his carnal desires override his faith, thus allowing him to fall in love with the handsome, charming Jordan. With all attempts at reconciliation rebuffed, Jordan tries to move on, but the love he feels for Spenser won't go away, making it impossible for him to return to his job of having meaningless sex in front of the cameras. Spenser is given a different perspective on his and Jordan's situation from an unlikely source. Can the love he still feels for Jordan be the key to rekindling what they once shared? Is it enough to make Spenser see there's more than one way to look at the deal life has given him? Can a new deal to be struck?

The Deal Breaker

“Uh…Kent Daniels, Jesse Franks, um…this is my…uh, boyfriend, Spenser.”


“Hi,” Kent and Jesse said together.


“Nice to meet you, Spenser,” Kent added.


“Hi,” Spenser responded, still regarding Jordan quizzically.


Looking at Spenser, Kent went on, “Jesse and I worked with Jordan at the studi—”


“At Stuart and Jacobi,” Jordan interrupted with an imploring look at the two men.


“What?” Jesse asked, looking confused.


Kent, however, seemed to cotton on to Jordan’s dilemma immediately. “Yeah, at good ole Stuart and Jacobi. The old place just hasn’t been the same since you walked out.”


“Huh?” Jesse still seemed not to get what was happening.


“Uh…I got fired from the firm,Jesse. Maybe you didn’t know that?” Jordan said, hoping Jesse would catch on.


Kent interrupted him. “I told you, Jess, remember? I told you Henderson fired him. “ He gave Jesse a slight jab in the ribs with an elbow.


Chapter 16