American opera set designer Clay hasn't messed around with fourteen-year-old boys since his Oxford days with friend, Italian opera impresario Lorenzo. A pandemic closes down Clay's work but Italy is up again and Lorenzo invites Clay to Naples to work with him. Lorenzo has a seventeen-year-old boy toy and two fourteen-year-old houseboys on offer.
A story in the Tapestry Universe
We begin this chapter on John's 19th birthday. He has just made the worst mistake of his life and he'll feel the consequences of it. From his lowest point with gravity bearing down upon him can even the wind hold him up? Can he live with his own guilt and grief? How does he keep from breaking when he can't find the cold to deaden his emotions?
Troy never realized just how frustrated he was until he met his kid's new babysitter, Sarah. Tempted and teased, Troy found excuses to take his wife out just to call Sarah in for a job. But one night--Sarah needed a ride home and Troy got a wicked idea. After all---no one knows what happens on the side of the road.
The Arrangement Our protagonist is a selfish bastard with a fifteen-year-old stepdaughter. When the police bring her home one afternoon, he finds the opportunity to make a very satisfying "arrangement" with the girl.