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

“If you want to bring her by later, I’m free for the rest of the night,” Marty said gently.


Luke searched her face for a moment, looking for any clues that she knew, but she just seemed like her normal, thoughtful self. “Thanks. I appreciate that.”


No. He wasn’t okay. He doubted he would ever be okay again. He had just lost his best friend. He knew Noah had promised to call, had indicated he would keep the friendship alive, but the promise hadn’t reached Noah’s eyes. Lucas wouldn’t be counting on that phone call. Even when Noah was incommunicado, a part of Lucas had always believed they were still connected, somehow. A part of Lucas always thought of Noah as his best friend, even if the friendship had temporarily disappeared from his life. But now, he didn’t think he could do that anymore.


And it hurt. More than anything had the right to.


Chapter 20