My friends are all about the romance. Me? I’ve got other things to worry about.

Carrying on my uncle’s little record store–his legacy–means everything to me.

Too bad a big entertainment store is opening across the street. The owner, Chase Fox, is too friendly, too smooth–too annoying. He knows I’m straight, and his competition besides, and still he flirts with me.

My only comfort is the new friend I met on the SeattleLife site. We never exchanged real names, and I don’t know if they’re a guy or a girl, but there’s a freedom in that. I can say anything to them without...

My friends are all about the romance. Me? I’ve got other things to worry about.

Carrying on my uncle’s little record store–his legacy–means everything to me.

Too bad a big entertainment store is opening across the street. The owner, Chase Fox, is too friendly, too smooth–too annoying. He knows I’m straight, and his competition besides, and still he flirts with me.

My only comfort is the new friend I met on the SeattleLife site. We never exchanged real names, and I don’t know if they’re a guy or a girl, but there’s a freedom in that. I can say anything to them without holding back.

But as time goes on, I get more curious. And more confused.

Could my online pal be more than a friend? Even if they’re not a woman?

And why are Chase’s flirty smiles suddenly giving me flutters and making me wish for the impossible–that my business rival and my closest online friend might actually be the same guy.

A guy meant to be mine.