It’s Friday night and Mason is content to stay home with his dog instead of going out in a raging thunderstorm. He wasn’t in the mood for the bars, anyway. Not when he was pining for his best friend’s brother, Boone. Who was off-limits -- no matter what his heart wanted.
When the doorbell rings, he’s shocked to find the man of his dreams on his front porch. Boone’s had a rotten day and is looking to have fun, but will he be able to convince Mason he wants to be more than a friend?
Chapter 1Heavy rain lashed against the house, rattling the window panes and echoing through the small kitchen. In a frenzied struggle against the wind, branches from the old oak tree scraped wildly at the side of the house and dragged at the roof’s edge. I peeked through the blinds but my vision was mostly obscured by the wide rivulets of water streaming down the glass; I saw a sliver of light from the lone streetlamp on my cul-de-sac, some dark shadows moving with the wind. Clouds had rolled in hours ago, blotting out the sun long before the rain had started. Muted thunder sounded in the distance, barely audible above the roar outside. At the sound of a whimper, I glanced down at my dog and smiled. “Yeah, buddy. No way I wanna to be out in this, either.” Argus barked in agreement and r