On a whim, Alex signs up to volunteer with an outreach program at a local youth shelter. When Father Nate calls him and asks him to work with Jamie as a big brother, Alex envisions a little kid he'll pal around with. What he doesn't expect is Jamie Owens, an 18 year old boy with a bad attitude who's only two years younger than Alex himself.<br><br>Jamie's hot. Very hot, and nervy, and precocious, and damn sexy, to boot. Even if he is eighteen, Alex feels guilty lusting after the kid. Alex sees himself as a mentor to Jamie, someone to look up to, someone to prove being a gay man doesn't mean casual sex in crowded clubs. He tries to keep his distance, both physically and emotionally, but Alex is sending some very mixed signals, and Jamie is getting pretty frustrated. As their friendship grows, Jamie becomes a part of Alex's life in a way neither expects.

Conflict of Interest

His feet were still on the table, his legs spread apart


obscenely, and Alex couldn’t help but stare at the slight bulge at


Jamie’s crotch where his pants bit into his groin and accented his


Don’t think it, Alex thought, swallowing hard against the sudden


lust that dried his throat. He sees you looking and loves this


attention so don’t think about him like that. He’s younger than


Whose idea was it to team him up with a kid so close to his own


age? A guy like this,who radiated sex and knew just how to


pose to turn Alex on? “I’m not going to fall,” Jamie said, grinning


At least you made him smile,Alex thought, tearing his


gaze from Jamie’s crotch. God, when was Nate coming back? He looked


at those curls, those eyes, and thought maybe this would be harder


“What’s in there?” Jamie asked, nodding at the


folder Alex set between them on the table. It was the folder Father


Chapter 3