Hunter and Fisher have been friends forever. Fisher has feelings for Hunter he's afraid to admit to. But somehow he finds himself in a position where the truth might just come out, wish it or not.
And yet the very next moment, the most incriminating
words in the world had left his lips, albeit in a very small, very tight voice.
"Did you have sex with him?"
He felt the movement before he saw it. Hunter's face
was closer to his than ever, those light blue eyes boring into his own. Fisher
could do nothing but look back, speechless, as Hunter seemed to dive into his
very soul through his eyes. "Never," he replied softly, his voice a
husky whisper. "I could never do that to you."
Fisher trembled, waiting for something to happen. He
didn't have to wait long. Suddenly those beautiful lips were touching his, and
then they were kissing, truly kissing. No, it wasn't Fisher's first kiss, but
it was his first with a man. His only kiss with a man. And he was amazed at
what a difference there was between this kiss and the others. Not because of
gender, but because it was with Hunter.
He felt himself giving in to those lips, melting
into that touch, with a heat that penetrated his entire body, vibrating in its
intensity. Now Hunter was nibbling at his lips, soft tender kisses that shook
him to his very foundation. His head was reeling, and he was on the verge of
losing all sense of self when he felt the first raindrops splash upon his
upturned face.
What the hell. He pulled back at this sudden
insertion of reality into a very unreal scene, his mouth forming a large
"O" of amazement, his eyes going into saucer-plate mode. But even as
he did, Hunter moved forward, sliding closer until their knees touched. From
this position, luckily, they couldn't get much closer, or Hunter would realize
what else he had raised, besides Fisher's blood pressure.
He was going to do it again. Fisher just knew it, he
could feel it, and oh God how badly he wanted it, as he felt a whimper rise in
his throat, indicating a neediness he wasn't aware he even possessed. But the
drops were turning thicker now, more of them, and they were brutally cold. A
definite shock to the system. His brain was screaming to him to get out, get
out now.
Even though this was what he wanted, exactly what he
wanted. So what was the problem? What did he think would happen if he gave in
to his feelings? He didn't know. He was afraid of things that he couldn't even
explain to himself.
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Blurb:
‘Tis the night before Halloween, and Fisher Roberts wishes
it was over, not being a fan of this or any other holiday. But he tolerates it because his roommate/best
friend Hunter Long takes a childish glee in all things Halloween. And Fisher has a vested interest in keeping
Hunter happy. If only he could find the
nerve to tell his childhood friend that he loves him, and has for a very long
time.
Fisher thinks Hunter is carrying things a bit far this year,
though. First Hunter claims to be a
vampire, and he just won’t let the silly joke go. Then he forces Fisher to go to a costumed
Halloween party which Fisher would rather avoid, especially when he realizes
where it’s being held, and whose house it is. Things at Fisher’s job might just
be going south, too, when he receives a mysterious summons to report to the
editor’s office the next morning. And
then Fisher goes and does something stupid—like kissing Hunter!
Bad leads to worse when Fisher ends up at the Halloween
party from Hell, and he learns something that threatens to destroy his and
Hunter’s relationship forever. Running
from his fears, Fisher encounters a strange young man with an unusual
resemblance to Leonardo di Caprio, who shows him things he never realized
before, truths about his life and the people in it.
Can Fisher find his way back to Hunter, and can he find the
courage to do what his heart wishes?
The back and forth and the internal running dialogue are terrific
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