Takedown Artist by Kerri Duffy

A fighter who’s afraid to ask for what he wants. An artist who’s never gotten what he needs. An accidental roommate situation that’s gotten way out of hand.

Troy “Diesel” Boone has been patient for three months. Patient while Micah Vance sketched in his corner of the gym, slowly learning to trust the people around him. Patient while he brought in casseroles and fixed things and pretended he wasn’t falling hard for the most guarded man he’d ever met. Patient while he told himself that guys like him don’t end up with guys like that.
Micah has rules. Don’t get attached. Don’t let anyone in. Don’t mistake someone being kind for someone actually wanting to stay. He’s been burned enough times to know better. Then he ends up homeless, in Troy’s spare room, and suddenly his rules aren’t holding up the way they used to.
When a friends-with-benefits arrangement lands them closer than either expected, Diesel has to decide if he’s willing to fight for something real — and Micah has to decide if he can survive being someone worth keeping.
Everyone needs a good cornerman. Welcome to O’Rourke’s.