Aiden's life is far from perfect. He gets abused by his father and his mother left him. Then there's school. He is constantly being bullied because he's gay. But when his main bully seems to be taken a liking to him, will things finally change for the better? Trigger warnings: This book is under edit for trigger warnings. The first few chapters have triggers that the original poster was not aware of so I am going chapter by chapter to edit those in but there is a lot of material and I don't want to miss something. There is talk of abuse, self-harm, and rape. Mostly all in first half of story, hopefully updated version with those warnings will be up soon. Thank you all

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?