The night before Noah Hill left his hometown of Mountain View, he had a drunken sexual tryst with his best friend, Lucas Wesson. Deeply in the closet, Noah is horrified at his behavior, and terrified of what Lucas would think of him. He left the next morning without saying goodbye, and effectively cut off all ties. He returns five years later to help his father, and runs into his old best friend almost as soon as he reaches town. And nothing has changed. He still loves Lucas, and he still can't stand to meet the other man's eyes.<br><br>Lucas has been through a lot in the past five years without his best friend's support. A marriage. A divorce. A child. Running his own business. He also remembers his one night with Noah with perfect clarity. For five years, he only wanted Noah to come home. But now that Noah is back, things have changed too much to ever be the same between them ...

My Only Home

“Lots of people have long-distance relationships, Luke.”


Lucas shook his head. “Why does it matter so much to you? I’m not holding you back. No decision I make will change the fact that you’re leaving tomorrow for California.”


“I know. It’s just…” I wish you were coming with me. But Luke never even indicated he wanted to live in Los Angeles. Noah had always figured that if he couldn’t convince Lucas to go with him, at least he could convince his best friend to start his life somewhere else, somewhere where he had a real chance. “You deserve better than this.”


“I like it here. I’ll miss you, though.”


Lucas smiled, almost sadly. “No, you won’t. Your dad might believe that, but I know you too well.”


Chapter 4