After six years of a relationship going nowhere, Jett Thompson has moved away to start over. Maybe his new neighbour David can help distract him from the ache left by his ex's absence. To get closer to David, Jett invites himself for a cup of tea, but things don’t go as planned. David is standoffish and secretive, and when Jett asks about the strange noises coming from the back of his garden, he gets no answers.
David’s life is good. He has a whole root cellar full of lovers, and he doesn’t need a nosy neighbour meddling in his business. He doesn't need a friend, but maybe he can make room for another lover. Jett might make beautiful cakes, but David knows nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
Chapter 1: A Cup of SugarThe chilly autumn wind made David shiver. Sometimes he wished he wasn’t living in Scandinavia, especially when he got sprayed with icy water in the middle of the night. Never before had one of his lovers struggled when it was time to get washed. Okay, maybe when they were new, but Chris had been with him a long time. If there was one thing David couldn’t stand, it was the stench that came with them, the lovers. It was the downside of having them. Why do they have to be so smelly? He took care of them, tended to their needs, and he was good at what he did. He was the one who got them back on track after they’d lost their way in life. Without him, they would continue their miserable existences, turning uglier each day, stuffing themselves until they looked like ove