Terry O'Reilly

Will Turner celebrates the end of a ten-year marriage by acting on his repressed longings and heading for a gay bar. Just his luck, the next morning he awakes in a strange room with a stranger by his side and no memory of how he got there or who his bedmate is. The bedmate, Robby, however, not only knows Will, but has definite plans for how the rest of their lives will go, complete with matching rings on their left hands.<br><br>As Will attempts to unravel the mystery, he falls in love with Robby, despite the unanswered questions as to Robby’s past, character, expectations, and intentions in their growing relationship. Throwing caution to the wind, Will invites Robby to share his home and shoulders much of the financial responsibility for their lives together.<br><br>When the truth finally comes out, Will is faced with a tough decision which has consequences for his future happiness.

Will Turner's Luck

“Hey, Will,” Robby said looking apologetic. “I didn’t mean to make you feel bad. I was just wondering.”


Will sighed. “I’m sorry. I don’t know why I did that. I really like my job and I’m good at it. I make a fair livin’ and I’m happy where I work.” He sighed again.


“Guess that tells me what I needed to know.”


Wonder what you meant by that?Will thought. He waited for Robby to start telling him about his job or whatever he did, but Robby just talked about things in general: the weather, the Dallas Cowboys football team, how much he liked Will’s house. Finally, Will figured he needed to press a bit.


‘University of North Texas at Dallas.”


“You gonna make me pull teeth to get information out of you?” Will tried to lighten his question with a chuckle.


“No, course not.” Robby returned the laugh. “I’m a student at the U of North Texas.”


Will waited a minute before asking, “You already told me that. What’re you studyin’?”


Chapter 11