Faux Ho Ho

Silas Waite doesn’t want his big-C Conservative Alberta family to know he’s barely making rent. They’d see it as yet another sign that he’s not living up to the Waite family potential and muscle in on his life. When Silas unexpectedly needs a new roommate, he ends up with the gregarious—and gorgeous—personal trainer Constantino “Dino” Papadimitriou. Silas’s parents try to browbeat him into visiting for Thanksgiving, where they’ll put him on display as an example of how they’re so tolerant for Silas’s brother’s political campaign, but Dino pretends to be his boyfriend to get him out of it, citing a prior commitment. The ruse works—until they receive an invitation to Silas’s sister’s last-minute wedding. Silas loves his sister, Dino wouldn’t mind a chalet Christmas, and together, they could turn a family obligation into something fun. But after nine months of being roommates, then friends, and now “boyfriends,” Silas finds being with Dino way too easy, and being the son that his parents barely tolerate too hard. Something has to give, but luckily, it’s the season for giving. And maybe what Silas has to give is worth the biggest risk of all. Silas Waite doesnt want his big-C Conservative Alberta family to know hes barely making rent. Theyd see it as yet another sign that hes not living up to the Waite family potential and muscle in on his life. When Silas unexpectedly needs a new roommate, he ends up with the gregarious (and gorgeous) personal trainer Constantino Dino Papadimitriou. Silass parents try to brow-beat him into visiting for Thanksgiving, where theyll put him on display as an example of how theyre so tolerant, for Silass brothers political campaign, but Dino pretends to be his boyfriend to get him out of it, citing a prior commitment. The ruse worksuntil they receive an invitation to Silass sisters last-minute wedding. Silas loves his sister, Dino wouldnt mind a chalet Christmas, and together, they could turn a family obligation into something fun. But after nine months of being roommates, then friends, and now boyfriends, Silas finds being with Dino way too easy, and being the son that his parents barely tolerate too hard. Something has to give, but luckily, its the season for givingand maybe what Silas has to give is worth the biggest risk of all.