North Avenue Live Guys

A rugged, bearded mechanic becomes my knight in shining armor. Traveling three hours to make my twin daughter's Christmas come true. I never expected him. We are the complete opposites and he infuriates me like no one else. Love was never on the cards for me. A blizzard holds up my plans and I end up staying the night with him. Everything I never thought I wanted. I thought being stranded at Christmas was the only surprise I was in for. How wrong was I?

Finding the One was just a dating app, right? It was meant to be one blind date. To stop me from acting out and doing something stupid when I was on a business trip. I never expected for fate to intervene and to set me up with the guy I’d lusted over for years. He was my best friend; my business partner. Could I finally admit my true feelings or risk losing everything I'd ever worked for in the process?

I was a rule breaker, bad to the bone; someone who loved the thrill of danger. One night of fun was never meant to go that far but desire always has a habit of taking over. It wasn’t meant to destroy us or his brotherly bond in the process. I never regret the past but now I wish I could change it all, been a good boy and kept my best friend just as that, a friend. But it was too late, I'd tasted the forbidden and I wanted what I couldn't have. Him. Can I finally be the good guy and live my new life alone without my best friend?

I was a patient man to the very core. Always the number two to the man at the top… continuously playing the game. I knew that biding my time would pay off eventually and then a winning bid at auction and it would all be mine. I’d played the role that was expected of me and now it was my time to shine. I could finally live the dream I’d always wanted. I just never expected him; I never expected to lose… I never thought I’d fall for the boss, twelve years younger than me.

I’d never hidden the type of guy I was to anyone. Geeky, nerdy and unashamed of the presence I brought to a room. It was meant to be only one night. Hot, steamy and passionate… Where the geek actually got the unattainable god. Except he changed the rules and decided that he wanted more. I never expected when I jumped at the opportunity of my dream career that he’d be there. It was as if the stars had aligned up in the sky and were giving me a sign. But am I truly enough for this… for him even?

I knew that coming home and heading back to reality was going to be challenging for me. I never expected that I'd find a hot, sexy stress release waiting for me in the airport. Who even thanks to fate followed me high into the sky… for that matter. He was meant to be a one time thing but in the end became more like my obsession. Until tragedy hit; igniting a deep, crushing pain in my heart. I should have seen it coming… I should have recognized the signs… Can I save him and help him rebuild his life before he ends up as broken as I am?