Lee Porter isn't the only man who will set his sights on Lewis in The Journey Away. There has to be a rival, and he's a serious contender - an All American Hero and Lewis's former tennis idol - ex-champion and world number one - Scott
Taylor.
Scott is approached by Lewis's coach - Jim Murdoch - with the
intention of gaining his help during the Australian Open. Scott is there to do some commentating, his first venture in the field. He is retired from the game, forced to do so by injury, but he's hardly old - just turned thirty, which makes him a fraction younger than Lee.
Two older men then for the 23
year old Macleod! Well, he's looking for a sort of father figure who can double up as a lover, so I reckon a slightly older man would fit the bill. And on the surface Scott Taylor sounds perfect - perhaps not physically perfect like Lee Porter could make claim to - but they have so much in common. It's just a shame that Scott professes to be straight. But at least he's now divorced from his wife and there's no other woman in sight, so...
Well, I'll come back to Scott and his little secrets later, but for the time being, here's a snippet from his first appearance in the book...
Jim spotted him immediately as Scott entered the bar. He looked a bit odd dressed in a blue summer suit, white button down shirt and a blue patterned tie – not the normal attire you associated with Scott Taylor, but the man was unmistakeable. There were a few extra pounds on his six foot two frame, but he still looked pretty trim. The light ginger hair was a tad shorter than Jim remembered, but as dazzling as ever, even in the low lighting of the bar. The face under the mop was equally individual with an abundance of freckles and those emerald green eyes. It was a fine looking face, strong and manly, Celtic in its roots, but make no mistake –Scott Taylor was All-American to his red blooded core.
Taylor.
Scott is approached by Lewis's coach - Jim Murdoch - with the
intention of gaining his help during the Australian Open. Scott is there to do some commentating, his first venture in the field. He is retired from the game, forced to do so by injury, but he's hardly old - just turned thirty, which makes him a fraction younger than Lee.
Two older men then for the 23
year old Macleod! Well, he's looking for a sort of father figure who can double up as a lover, so I reckon a slightly older man would fit the bill. And on the surface Scott Taylor sounds perfect - perhaps not physically perfect like Lee Porter could make claim to - but they have so much in common. It's just a shame that Scott professes to be straight. But at least he's now divorced from his wife and there's no other woman in sight, so...
Well, I'll come back to Scott and his little secrets later, but for the time being, here's a snippet from his first appearance in the book...
Jim spotted him immediately as Scott entered the bar. He looked a bit odd dressed in a blue summer suit, white button down shirt and a blue patterned tie – not the normal attire you associated with Scott Taylor, but the man was unmistakeable. There were a few extra pounds on his six foot two frame, but he still looked pretty trim. The light ginger hair was a tad shorter than Jim remembered, but as dazzling as ever, even in the low lighting of the bar. The face under the mop was equally individual with an abundance of freckles and those emerald green eyes. It was a fine looking face, strong and manly, Celtic in its roots, but make no mistake –Scott Taylor was All-American to his red blooded core.