His Best Man

Jamie Carter had a five-year plan, a shared Google doc, and an eight-thousand-dollar wedding. But when he looks in the mirror moments before walking down the aisle, he realizes he’s suffocating. So he does the only thing that makes sense: he walks out the side door, leaves his perfectly spreadsheeted life behind, and calls the one person who has always made him feel safe.

Ryan Diaz has been in love with his straight best friend for twelve years. He’s spent a decade hiding behind sarcasm, casual hookups, and a carefully constructed wall, content to be the guy Jamie leans on when things go wrong. When Jamie shows up at his door in a half-undone tuxedo, Ryan offers his couch, his clothes, and his absolute support—expecting nothing in return.

But Ryan's thirty-seven-foot apartment is small, the walls are thin, and sharing a single queen-sized bed is impossible to ignore. As the days stretch on and the physical proximity wears down their defenses, the careful boundaries they've built begin to crack. What starts as a desperate escape turns into a series of late-night confessions, explosive physical discoveries, and a mutual awakening that rewrites everything they thought they knew about each other.

Jamie left his wedding to find himself. He never expected to find everything he ever wanted waiting in the dark right next to him.