Lousy Magnet
(M/M Novella)
A Fun Spaceship Romp!
A fledgling romance separated by over
790 million miles isn't Lee's worst problem. His best friend turned
secret lover wants to keep their relationship hidden. On a surprise
visit home to mars, can Lee convince his boyfriend that he is worth
taking a chance on?
Lee and Clint haven't seen each other in
over two years. Ever since Clint was deployed to Saturn's moon Titan,
their communication consisted of short emails and spotty voice
messages.
The last leave home didn't leave good
memories. Culminating in a confused and livid family, and the
relationship remaining concealed.
This time can Lee and Clint keep their
hands off each other long enough to solve their festering issues? Or
will the past replay itself and Lee will be left broken-hearted and
alone... again.
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2014)
Excerpt:
"It's been too long." Dolly
smiled at him across the table. "What has it been, two years?"
She must have realized the last time they had seen each other
happened to be the same day her brother had shipped out. Glancing
down, as if suddenly aware she had brought up a touchy subject, she
fidgeted. Lee hadn't wanted him to go.
Twenty-two months, two weeks, a handful
of days, but who's counting—
"Something like that," Lee
tried to smile for her but couldn't make it go to his eyes. Instead,
he just settled for a half-crooked grin that he hoped she would read
as sincere. "Are you in town long?"
"You want to get rid of me?"
Dolly teased, placing her hand on his.
Looking down at her small pixie-like
hands, Lee realized they were just smaller versions of Clint's hands.
The nail beds were the same size and shape. Even her cuticles were
identical. Clint's hands were probably calloused and rough from his
time away. When Lee looked up at her face, all he could see were
Clint's eyes. How didn't he know that they had the same eyes? The
blue of Earth's oceans matched in those two small globes. A pang of
emotion swept over him and knotted in his stomach. He couldn't
identify what it was. Regret? Longing? Sorrow?
"What's wrong?" Her soft
southern drawl that she would never be rid of seeped out of her
words. The same drawl that flowed from Clint's tongue every time they
video messaged.
Tears sprang to his eyes. Lee would
never call himself an emotional man, but at that second in time, he
missed Clint with body, heart, soul, mind—every bit of his being.
It went beyond reason, as the only thing he longed for in the
universe was a hug from his fair-haired officer.
"You miss him that much, don't
you?" Dolly asked as though reading his mind.
Lee coughed and blinked furiously.
"Excuse me?"
"Lee Louis Love, I've known you
since you couldn't pronounce my last name correctly and called me
Dolly Wafers instead of Waters. We went to first grade together. I
can tell how much you miss him." She started playing with her
fork, then added softly, "We all do."
"I..." Lee didn't know what to
say. Dolly was one of his best friends growing up, but he had never
truly discussed his relationships with her. Clint and his affair
needed to remain a secret. "So, what brings you to the Moon? I
was a little surprised to hear from you."
"Truthfully?" Dolly asked. The
waitress returned with Dolly's Coke and a Moon brand beer that was
fairly common around the dome.
"Of course." Lee said.
"You."
A bit of beer went down the wrong pipe,
and Lee started coughing. His face felt warm, as he hacked into his
hand.
"Excuse me?" he croaked out
between sputters.
"I know you are in love with
Clint."
