A work-related injury leaves special agent Michael O'Connolly forced to part ways with the FBI on an extended sick leave. He's been out of commission for weeks and is desperately ready for some action, but when he grabs hold of a filthy street kid, trying to pick his pockets, he gets more than he bargained for. Nineteen year old Jason Thames was accustomed to hard living. The streets had been his life for more years than he cared to remember. He did whatever he could to survive, but one cold, wet night he picks the wrong pocket, and gets caught up in a world he never thought he could have. The agent is harsh and intimidating, but he wants to help him, even when he discovers that Jason has a two year old son; Little Timmy. Over time, the attraction between the two men simmers, and Michael finds himself falling for both his house guests, but how can he hope for a future when the present is so riddled with uncertainty?

Why do fools fall in love? Kai felt like the biggest fool for loving someone who has never even given their relationship a fighting chance, and now he felt like an even bigger fool for letting himself get seduced by self pity and convincing words from his ex-lovers younger brother, Cedric. 17 year old Cedric, mature for his age but still 7 years younger than Kaito. "It's just sex," Cedric had told him, "Pretend that I'm my brother..." How long will Kai be able to fight off his growing feelings for Cedric? How can something so wrong feel so right? And what about Cedric? Was this all just a game to the younger man with piercing blue eyes that seemed to see right through him? And when John, Cedric's older brother and Kai's ex-lover decides that he wants to continue his relationship with Kai even through he's already married, what will Kai do? Give in to his former lover or explore a new dangerous love...