Mercer ​​​​​​​ When my high school crush, Gawain, walks into Fifties diner on that February evening, ten years after walking out of my life, I’m stunned. He's still hot, and I still can't resist him. We share a meal that leads to a whole lot more. But when he reveals the truth he hid ten years ago, I have to face the decision of sending him away forever or living with the hurt he’s caused. Thought You Were the One is a 6k gay romance short story about second chances, high school crushes, and the power of redemption. The story originally appeared in  Secret Identities: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology