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

“Remember when Aunt Marty married Uncle Jim?” Luke started, uncertain if she did remember. It had happened almost a year ago.


Lily nodded. “Yes. I wore a princess dress.”


“Yes, you did. And what did you do for Aunt Marty?”


“Right. You were the flower girl. Do you remember why she married Uncle Jim?”


“Yes, she does. Well, I love Noah the same way. And he loves me.”


“Are you going to get married, too?”


Luke shook his head. “No, not right now. But I would like Noah to live with us. Would that be okay with you?”


Lily’s brow creased with concentration. Luke watched her curiously, wondering what she was thinking so hard about. She looked like she was trying to tease out a particularly frustrating puzzle, but he couldn’t help her. He didn’t understand how she came to most of the conclusions or connection she made.


“I’ll teach him how to make waffles. Just for you,” Luke promised.


Chapter 38