One More Time

Dane Westerfield left Vermont a decade ago without a desire to return. California was home now. Or rather, his partner of six years, made it home. But when the unexpected death of his lover leads to the revelation of long kept secrets, Dame returns to the Vermont town he grew up in to help deal with his grief.<br><br>On the way to his sister’s home, he runs into Theo Mason, his first love. Theo had been one of the reasons Dane had been eager to leave Vermont and Dane’s not eager to see him again. Yet the rugged police officer makes it clear he wants another chance. Theo’s patience and understanding catch Dane off guard, and Dane finds himself wanting to give into Theo and his familiar heat. But Dane can’t shake the feeling that it’s too soon to try one more time.

Shawn Lane · LGBT+

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36 Chs

Chapter 4

But my throat clogged on the words, and all I got out was, “Yeah, I’m managing. I’ll talk to you later. I need some coffee or something.”

“Okay. Love you, Dane.”

“Love you too.” I ended the call and just stared at the cell phone in my hand for what must have been five minutes.

As much as I wanted to, lying in bed all day feeling sorry for myself would not be a healthy way of dealing with my grief, so I tossed the cell back on the bedside dresser and swung my legs out of bed.

The house was so big for just me. Really, it had been too big for just Donald and me, but now that I was alone in his family’s house, the silence and emptiness was overwhelming. Donald had hired a housekeeper who came in every Tuesday and Friday to clean and prepare meals that could be reheated by us over the entire week, but when Donald had died, I had given her the week off.

After my shower, I dressed in old jeans and a navy T-shirt and padded barefoot to the kitchen to make coffee.

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