Chapter 25 QUINN I’m not quite awake yet, but there’s a lightness in my chest that has a smile tugging at my lips before my eyes are even open. It feels like something changed yesterday. I don’t know what exactly, but it feels good,...
Chapter 24 QUINN “Rise and shine.” Manny’s voice paired with a sudden burst of light startles me out of a peaceful dream. I sling my arm over my eyes to shield them from the light and Shawn mutters something unintelligible into his pillow. ...
Chapter 23 SHAWN Raindrops beat against the windshield and the sky swirls with dark clouds overhead as we fly down the quiet, open roads of Southern Oregon. For all of Manny’s carefree attitude, his knuckles are almost white, gripping the steering wheel,...
Chapter 22 MANNY I drag a large piece of dried driftwood through the sand, carving a trail behind me, as the sky turns pink and the sun sinks into the Pacific ocean. It’s a minor miracle that we managed to find a quiet,...
Chapter 21 QUINN The shower is definitely big enough for three. Shawn cranks the water on while Manny goes to grab a bottle of lube out of his bag. I can’t stop trembling as we crash back together into a kiss that’s hungry and restrained at the same time....