When it rains, it pours ...<br><br>Television weatherman Nick Lau’s romantic weekend with his boyfriend Austin ends in disaster before it even has the chance to begin. Austin dumps him and leaves their cabin just as the heavens open, and soon, the mountain is awash in dangerous flash floods.<br><br>Park ranger Jay Archer just wants to escort the tourists off the mountain and to safety. But instead, he finds himself stranded in a small cabin with the very attractive Nick Lau. He seeks sanctuary with Nick, who returns the favor by seeking a different kind of sanctuary in Jay’s arms.

Out of the Storm

Nick was grateful when Jay chose something simple. He took the potatoes he’d brought for the latkes Austin loved, and shredded them to fry up for hash browns to go with the Porterhouses. The baby carrots he’d brought to coat in the citrus honey glaze he’d made at home got steamed with the broccoli he had to make cream of broccoli soup on Sunday afternoon. At least he didn’t have to worry about dessert. Austin never ate dessert. The ice cream was Nick’s indulgence.


Jay devoured every bite. In fact, Nick didn’t know if he’d ever seen anybody eat his food as enthusiastically as Jay did. He even asked for seconds. Austin never did that.


“Why are you always trying to fatten me up?” Austin always complained. “I don’t have your metabolism. Some of us actually have to pay attention to what goes into our mouths.”


When Jay offered to clean up, Nick refused to let him do it on his own. He didn’t want to be stuck on the couch, stewing in his memories.


Chapter 10