This Wasn't in the Lease

(MxM) Carter just lost his roommate-and with him, half the rent.
The two-bedroom apartment is way too quiet, way too big, and way too lonely. So he does the sensible thing: posts an ad for a new roommate... and, in a moment of sleep-deprived chaos, signs up for a local social app.

That's where he meets Hayden.

Hayden is smooth, flirty, and dangerously easy to fall for.
Seems fitting since it's his job... as an escort.
And Carter? Carter doesn't care. Not when being with Hayden feels better than being alone.

So he makes a deal: if it means keeping Hayden in his life, he's willing to pay, just for the company. Just to feel seen.

At the same time, a stranger offers to move in and cover the full rent. Too good to pass up, Carter says yes.

What he doesn't know?
His new roommate is Hayden.
Just... without the charm. Without the winks.
And definitely without the affection Carter's been paying for.

Because Hayden was a fantasy.
Jace, the man behind him-is cold, standoffish, and completely unreachable.

And they live together now.