Need Him

Gareth knows what he wants and isn’t afraid to work for it. Unfortunately, it seems as elusive as the winning lottery ticket he tries for every week. He spent many years looking after himself while his dad worked all the hours under the sun – and sometimes, the moon. After searching for his place in the world, he finally found his calling – to be a Daddy. He needs someone to care for, someone to guide, someone to love. It can’t be that hard to find. Right? Ben knows what he wants and it isn’t what he has. He should...

Gareth knows what he wants and isn’t afraid to work for it. Unfortunately, it seems as elusive as the winning lottery ticket he tries for every week. He spent many years looking after himself while his dad worked all the hours under the sun – and sometimes, the moon. After searching for his place in the world, he finally found his calling – to be a Daddy. He needs someone to care for, someone to guide, someone to love. It can’t be that hard to find. Right? Ben knows what he wants and it isn’t what he has. He should be grateful for his parents caring enough to push him to be the best he can be, but when that caring comes with conditions, it becomes a curse. Stress, long hours and the unwritten rule that he needs to do what his parents tell him to – even at the age of forty-one – turns him into an obsessive perfectionist. One with a penchant for stamping his feet when he doesn’t get his own way. When Gareth starts working for Ben, he finds himself drawn to the man, but Ben is resistant to him. As Ben’s stress levels increase, Gareth puts his foot down, and Ben pushes back. How will they find their way through the obstacles they – and others – are putting between them? Do they want to?