Tessa's Pride ~ Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE "Maybe we should split up. " Carter Hope wiped the tears from his eyes and looked across the table. He d been talking with his best friend, Mario Gutierrez, for almost two hours. People filled the club wall-to-wall, but the only... More

CHAPTER ONE "Maybe we should split up. " Carter Hope wiped the tears from his eyes and looked across the table. He d been talking with his best friend, Mario Gutierrez, for almost two hours. People filled the club wall-to-wall, but the only attention the couple received so far was when their laughter overpowered the music. Carter wouldn t often laugh himself to tears, but Mario had that effect on him. They d been friends since their first year of college, and that sense of humor was what drew Carter to the lanky brunet. Mario had the ability to crack Carter s usually stoic facade like no other human on earth. "You re afraid no one will approach you when you ve got a big, sexy stud sitting next to you, huh?" Carter stuck his chest out in mock arrogance. Less