Elliot One night. One anonymous night so I can know what it's like to make love to a man. That was all it was ever supposed to be, but as soon as that sexy, mysterious stranger touched me, I knew one night wouldn't be enough. He's the first guy—the first person I've been with since my wife died, and I could tell he was something special from the moment we met. Then again, I married my high school sweetheart. Maybe I just suck at hookups. I guess we're about to find out, because that gorgeous man has walked into my life again, and he's brought all of his baggage with him. Reuben I don't do relationships. At least not since the last guy told me my family was less important than his comfort. I'm not about to put the people I love through that again, even if it's for some adorkable teacher who's doing everything in his power to help my nephew feel at ease. Problem is, I can't stop thinking about him. It doesn't matter what I try to get him out of my system. He's the only one I want. Maybe things could be different this time. Maybe I could let myself have this one thing. And hope to God it doesn't break me.

Keith He was my best friend. My first love. The man I wanted to give everything to. But he didn't want me. He chose a life in the closet, a life governed by his bigoted family over a life with me. And I don't really blame him. I'm not an easy guy to deal with. Since Brendan's been gone from my life, I've become the biggest Grindr sl\t in town. Even my friends think I'm an a\\*hole. Now Brendan's back, and thanks to my own stupidity and a freak zip-line accident, he has a professional reason to put his hands all over me twice a week. After all this time, I still want him. But he's not some random hookup. If I give my body to him, I know I'll end up giving my heart, too. Brendan I never thought I'd see Keith again. I was such a coward when we were younger. Too afraid to tell him how I really felt, too concerned with my father's opinion of me to reject the path he set me on. I knew I'd been in love with Keith from the time I was old enough to understand that part of myself. I just never expected the chance to fix the mistakes I made so long ago. Somehow we've managed to avoid each other all this time, but fate—and a faulty zip-line—has thrown us back into each other's lives. I can't waste this chance. Even if Keith doesn't feel the same, I have to tell him I love him. That I've always loved him, and no one else. Fifteen years is a long time, though, and that amount of betrayal may be something I can never overcome. But I have to try.