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Temporary Labor

Lou Dellaguzzo

Publisher: JMS Books LLC

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Summary

Down and out Haley needs a job to get on his feet again. Up and coming Greg needs a temporary laborer to buggy-lug heavy Christmas decor in the department store where he manages the displays. Haley shows up for the job interview disheveled and disorganized. He even confesses to sleeping rough in a park. At first, Greg wants to cut the interview short. Yet something about the burly, naively honest guy makes him take a chance.


A few months in and all is going well. Greg even spends time after work teaching eager-to-learn Haley about display technique. Their time together fuels a deep mutual attraction each guy doesn't act on for different reasons: Haley feels inferior, and Greg fears possibly exploiting his managerial status.


Greg's set to offer Haley a permanent job with his display crew, but when Haley's vindictive ex-lover Roy gets caught shoplifting in the store, he implicates Haley in the crime. Will the accusation end Haley's career before it begins? Can Greg finally admit his feelings for Haley before it's too late?
Available since: 09/28/2024.
Print length: 17 pages.

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