What do you do when someone attempts to frame you for the murder of your roommate? That's the problem facing kinetic artist Trev Eldridge. Although Detective Quint Hawk determines Trev is innocent, it does nothing to assuage Trev's fears. While Quint sets out to discover who's responsible for the murder, Trev is befriended by Dr. Zack Kendall. As Zack helps Trev deal with what happened, the two men begin to bond. At the same time, artist Clay Richardson takes Trev under his wing, after discovering that he is a talented artist. Evidence leads Quint to a theory about the murder and who is involved. With the help of Trev, Zack, Clay, and Officer Lou Hernandez, they come up with a plan to catch the villains. With all that is happening, can the growing attraction between Trev and Zack survive before the criminals take them out of the picture ... permanently?

It Takes an Artist

That led Quint to telling Clay he had to go take a look at Trev’s kinetic sculptures sometime in the near future. “The kid’s good,” he said. “Or at least I think he is.”


“Really?” Clay responded, before asking Trev, “Which gallery are you with?”


Biting his lip in embarrassment, Trev said very quietly, “I’m not. I might, if I’m lucky, get into an art co-op.”


“How much will you get off of a sale?”


Clay nodded, glancing at Quint, and said, “When would you be able to show me your work, Trev?”


“Whenever you want,” Trev replied, trying to hide the combination of hope and fear he was feeling—hope that Clay would like what he did and fear that he’d see him as just a talented amateur at best.


Going into the studio, Clay checked his calendar. “Does tomorrow at one work? I’ll need to get with Mr. Miller in the morning but after that, I’m free.”


Chapter 21