s**t! He wasn’t willing to go there. “Can you sing?” Calvin was proud of his quick thinking.
Brock looked confused. “Uh, no.”
“Exactly, so I can’t call you Gene Autry or Roy Rogers, can I?”
Brock tilted his head to the side. “Huh?”
Oh, f**k it! Calvin told himself. He put the glasses on the counter and turned to face Brock. “Gary Cooper was a beautiful man.” He reached up and rested his fingertips on Brock’s cheeks. “And you are a beautiful man.”
Calvin felt the heat rise in Brock’s face. Brock shook his head, dislodging Calvin’s fingers.
“Well you asked,” Calvin said, doing everything he could to show how sincere he was being.
“You shouldn’t tease me like that.”
“I’m not teasing.” Calvin took hold of Brock’s face again and tilted it toward him. “I’ve never been more serious in my
