The Bump
Two men expecting via surrogate go on the road trip of a lifetime in this hilarious and heartwarming novel by Sidney Karger, author of Best Men.
Wyatt Wallace is a type A, plan-following director of TV commercials, and Biz Petterelli is a child-actor-turned-magazine-writer who thrives on spontaneity. Though polar opposites, they are fully committed to their relationship and their life in Brooklyn with their dog, Matilda. Theyāre also about to have a baby together.
And theyāre freaking out.
Theyāve both dreamt of becoming parents, but now that itās happening, theyāre doubting everything. Can they change diapers and function on little sleep? Are they ready to give up their exciting, busy life filled with dinner parties, gay bars, Broadway shows, and summers in Fire Island and P-Town? Or can they have a kid and have it all?
Wyatt and Bizās baby is due in four weeks and instead of flying to California just before the birth as planned, Biz has a better idea. They both could use one last hurrah of blowing off some steam and getting some serious āus-timeā to mend the issues theyāve been having latelyābefore they get tied down by fatherhood and its impending responsibilities.
So they load up their 1992 Volkswagen Cabrioletāan impulse buy of Bizās, of courseāand head west. But when they take several unexpected detours, they are forced to reopen old wounds and they discover years-long secrets that could change their relationship for better, or for worseāafter all, whatās a road trip without a few bumps along the way?
Story Locale: New York/California