


\"Theres nothing special about me, Ezra said. If only he could get Miguel to see him as something other than a responsibility. Now, he's beginning to learn that he has value as a friend, as an employee, as a human being. He never really had any friends, and he did as he was told, until it got so bad after Rico left, that he had a breakdown at the office and spent a month in a psychiatric hospital. He was the youngest child, with an emotionally and mentally abusive father and a disinterested mother. Watching Ezra begin to open up was much like seeing a caterpillar turn into a butterfly. He's frustrated, but also a little fascinated with this new guy and his plight.

Hell, he's even upset that Darrin has never had a dream about him, or seen Miguel in his pixy stix powder. He feels like he's been ignored his entire life. He definitely has middle child syndrome, or just the \"I'm lost in this huge family\" syndrome. A freedom Ezra has never experienced before. He gets the chance to figure out who he really is, what he wants for his own life, and the opportunity to think for himself. Even though he doesn't get Rico back in the way he wants, he gets something so much better. Hed been the nightmare of Ezras waking life, that was for sure.\" He was the micromanaging monster of every office worker and the thundering bogeyman in every childs nightmares. It was Martin Kellerman, who gave credence to any idea that allowed him to control the world to his exact specifications. \"It wasnt the religion, because Jews on the whole were pretty damned forgivingno. Believe me, if you knew what I read before this that had me sobbing for hours, you would understand why I need the comfort of Finn, Adam, Rico, and Derek. Suddenly Miguel is fending off every currently single man on the planet to give Ezra room to get over Rico-while fighting a burning suspicion that the best thing to help Ezra get over his broken heart is Miguel.Īgain, I'm turning to Amy Lane and her wonderful 'Candy Man' series for some sweet, gentle, heartwarming, a little angst, and a beautiful happy ever after story. Miguel starts to notice that Ezra isn't just amazingly sweet-he’s achingly beautiful as well. But Ezra’s placid nature and sincere wonder at the simple life Miguel has taken for granted begin to soften Miguel’s hardened shell. When Miguel finds himself partially in charge of the befuddled, dreamy, healing Ezra, he’s pretty resentful at first. Miguel Rodriguez had great plans and ambition-but a hearty dose of real life crushed those flat. Ezra, confused, hurt, and lost, clings to Rico’s cousin and his boyfriend as the lifelines they are-but their friend Miguel is another story. Instead, Rico entrusts his family and friends with Ezra’s care. Rico has moved on, but he doesn’t just leave his ex high and dry. Ezra Kellerman flew across country to see if he had another chance with the man he let slip through his fingers.
