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

Pulling on his jeans, Alex grabbed the dirty


bedding and trotted down the stairs into the kitchen. “Dave?” he


thing he needed was to face his roommate with a fist full of


come-stained sheets. Even alone, the bundle in his hand embarrassed


him; angrily he shoved the bedding into the washing machine. With a


violent twist of the knob he turned the machine on, pouring a


liberal dose of detergent onto the blankets. It disgusted him he


had even thoughtof Jamie like that, that his body


betrayedhim while he slept, getting hard and coming when he


wasn’t even aware of it. He hated that he dreamed of Jamie, dreamed


of having sexwith him, because even if the kid was


hot, even if he talked a good game and knew how to whore himself


like Father Nate said he did, Alex wasn’t like that.Alex


didn’t like guys like that, who were only interested in sex and not


much else. He didn’t need someone that shallow at all.


Chapter 6