He’d been building things since his abuelo first put a hammer in his hand when he was five years old and spending all his free time in the garage under his grandparents’ apartment at the back of his parents’ yard.
Make that lunch you promised me,” he said firmly. Some couples were not meant to follow IKEA instructions in tandem without a restraining order.Īt least when Benji tried to micromanage him, Carlos knew they weren’t going to still be irritated with each other in bed that night.
And Benji’s boyfriend, Josh, had committed to putting his health-nut instincts on hold and not complaining about how much butter and cheese were in anything Benji made.īesides, those guys were showing some real wisdom by calling him, considering what had happened the last time they’d attempted to attack a home-improvement project together. In the meantime, he was happy to show up with his tools and help out, especially when Benji had promised to put on a full brunch spread. The number of people who didn’t know how to wield a drill or even a hammer was ridiculous. The updated epilogue reflects the new reality, both losses and hopes for the future, and the acknowledgments include information on ways to continue to support hurricane recovery efforts.Ĭarlos didn’t mind being the handyman on call for all his friends, but he was thinking seriously about setting up weekend classes. My own visit to Puerto Rico, especially the island of Vieques, will forever hold a special place in my heart and memories. HeartShip was written in early 2017, including an epilogue set in Puerto Rico, long before the hurricane landed and caused such devastation, followed by wholly inadequate humanitarian aid response. Special thanks to Christa Soule and Sasha Devlin, whose diligent efforts mean I’m almost entirely sure I didn’t break the space-time continuum with my timeline.
We going to find you the space to keep fewer secrets if you want to, I promise. Zero feelings involved.įor all the guys who’ve shared things with me in late-night conversations. One promise to let each other try out every fantasy they’ve ever had. Two guys who’ve never explored their bisexuality before and don’t plan on coming out, ever. Except for this heat that keeps flaring between him and the hot football player visiting his best friend. His friends and coworkers from the theater community might be almost entirely on the rainbow spectrum, but Carlos keeps things simple. Set designer Carlos Kelly has always known he’s bi, but dating women is easier than making waves with his Puerto Rican/Irish Catholic family. He packs his tailor-made suits, anxiety about the future, and the bisexuality he’s ignored for years because it didn’t fit with his drive to succeed at football’s most elite levels. When an injury sidelines NFL player Deion McCaskill-maybe permanently-he heads to Miami to stay with an old college teammate and his boyfriend.
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