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

“I’ll call you with the details as soon as I can,” Noah promised. “But now I’ve got to call my boss.”


“Yeah, I know.” I only wish I could be.


Noah’s childhood home seemed larger and more imposing now than it ever did when he was a kid. It glared at him from the veil of trees surrounding him, like it was challenging him. What do you think you’re doing here? You didn’t want to be here before, and I don’t want you now. Go back to California. Go back to where you belong.


But he didn’t turn around. Luke expected him to stay. Luke expected him to plan a funeral, go through the house, make all the appropriate gestures. Luke was waiting for him to do the right thing, and Noah knew he needed to prove himself. He could do the right thing. He didn’t have to run away.


Chapter 34