Ward Gabriel was devastated when his husband died unexpectedly, leaving him to care for their young son. Ward didn’t expect to meet Paul, one of the teachers at his son’s school, and the feelings Paul stirred up.
Paul Kowalczyk wasn’t expecting the hot lawyer he met in passing would agree to go on a date. But he does, and as their relationship gets more serious, Paul gives Ward a dozen red roses, not realizing Ward’s husband used to give him roses every week.
When Ward’s son discovers the roses, should he tell his son he’s dating Paul, who isn’t out at school? Will Paul choose his feelings for Ward over his desire to remain closeted at work?
Chapter 1Ward Gabriel eased his foot off the brake, and moved his Subaru Forester up a few feet, then stopped. The car line for school pick-up was two blocks long, snaking behind him out into the main road that was Celebration Avenue. He grabbed the purple placard that was in the front seat and put it on the dashboard so Benji could easily pick out their silver SUV from the others. He sighed as he lowered the volume on the Billie Eilish song that was playing. He’d been in this queue for thirty minutes but at least there was something to look at to kill the time: Paul Kowalczyk, who doubled as the school’s soccer coach when he wasn’t teaching math, was on line duty and waved the vehicles to separate into two lanes. It was a week away from Christmas and the beginning of winter break but the