Two men. Two women. Two couples. Too many secrets.
Axel
I can have any woman I want, except for the one who has broken my heart more than once.
Jameson
When I fall, I fall hard. The woman I yearn for can't be mine, and if even she could be, she would never accept my secret.
Shondra
Big girls don't find love easy and it takes a special man to handle what I dish out. Too bad my soulmate hates the sight of me.
Vegas
Love has alluded me for so long, until one night, I meet the perfect stranger who turns everything around. Trouble is, he's taken.
A story filled with humor, heartbreak and angst, follow these characters on a journey to discover if love can really be everlasting.

Paying For It

/"No./" Terence shook his head, averting his baby blues by fiddling with the radio. /"I need to get up early./" He leaned over and gave me a dry kiss on the cheek. It was the last act before he left me- like he usually did. /"I’ll call you tomorrow./"

My hasty exit didn’t compare to Terence’s. I stepped from the car, closed the door, and turned for a final wave goodbye. I barely caught the gleam of his taillights right before his car disappeared around the corner.

Since I moved back to Chicago, Terence and I have shared a total of three passionate kisses and half a dozen cuddles. He said he wanted to wait for the night of our marriage to do more. I agreed with no reservations. My reasoning was: if he loved me enough to want our second-first-time to be special, who was I to argue?

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