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

/"Hey, I’m not asking you to,/" I said, hastening to reassure her. /"You’re right. The abcession of the leaves in Vermont is pretty cool./"

Again with the smile that stole my breath. /"Abscission./"

/"Yeah, um, that./" I quickly changed the subject to hide my lack of knowledge. /"So... uh, what are you reading?/"

/"The Alchemy of Air by Thomas Hager./"

/"I had to read that for an AP class last year. It’s an influential book./"

She barely hid her scoff. /"What did you like about it?/"

/"Why? You think I haven’t read it?/"

Her lips quirked up. /"Sum it up in a few words, then./"

/"If I do, will you let me take you out?/" Mom would throw a fit about me going out at night, but Dad would talk her around.

/"Tonight./" I said, hoping I didn’t sound too eager.

/"As long as it’s after eight, that’s fine./"

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