Nights in Sandbridge

Andy Howard dropped out of college to get away from his abusive father. When his longtime boyfriend reveals similar tendencies, Andy refuses to endure another moment of it, running away with nothing more than the cash in his pockets. He makes it to Virginia, where he's taken in by Scooter Stahl, a restaurant owner looking for an extra hand who's willing to be paid cash under the table.<br><br>Scooter's been struggling for years: to keep the beachside restaurant he inherited from his parents above water (both financially and literally); to live down the fact that he's gay in a small southern town; to get over the man who's owned his heart since he was fourteen. But he's never had to struggle as hard as he is now, to keep his hands off Andy.

Elizabeth L. Brooks · LGBT+

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Chapter 94

For that alone, that world of disdain packed into a single syllable, Andy would have loved Scooter forever. “How?”

Nick smiled, impish. Andy had thought that smile was charming once. “Saw your picture online actually,” he said. “Pure serendipity, a little AP puff piece about—”

“Surfing and the hurricane,” Andy interrupted. God, he wanted to puke. “We’re done, Nick. I thoughtthat was pretty clear already, but since you didn’t seem to get it: we’re done. Go home and leave me alone.”

The door opened again, creaking on its hinges and a quick tattoo of smaller feet crossing the patio preceded the arrival of Kat, Jason just behind her, slower. She put on her performing-for-customers drawl and said, “S’there a problem, sugah?”

Nick’s eyes flicked sideways, registering Kat, and then Jason. Even Nick had to know a losing battle when he saw one, right?

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