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Pieces

Patrick Donovan has spent the last three anniversaries of his lover's suicide getting drunk at Josh Stevens' bar. It's at the bar he feels closest to his lover and to the man he has loved since high school, Josh, his dead lover's cousin.<br><br>The summer after he graduated high school, Patrick spent one hot night with Josh. When it was over, Josh maintained it was a casual one night-stand, breaking Patrick's heart.<br><br>Troubled by Patrick's annual visits to the bar, Josh encourages Patrick to move on from his grief.<br><br>After a disastrous near-encounter, Patrick decides maybe he should move on and forget his love for Josh. But Josh changes his mind when Patrick decides to date other men.<br><br>After nights of scorching sex, Patrick wonders where he stands once more, but Josh pulls back as he did the summer after high school. Josh doesn't want to be a substitute for the man he believes Patrick still loves.

Shawn Lane · LGBT+
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22 Chs

Chapter 12

He parked his truck in the bar parking lot and went inside.

“Hey, sweetness.” Josh greeted his sister-in-law, Kitty, who sat at the bar. He dropped a kiss on her dark red curls. “Looking forward to your hot date with Eddie?”

The pretty, petite woman smiled. “I sure am. Thanks so much for covering for him tonight, Josh. I so appreciate it.”

“Anytime.” Josh walked behind the bar and quickly noticed Peanut Man had already parked his butt on his usual stool. The man, Mr. Jenkins, spent most nights at the bar. He felt sorry for the old man. He didn’t really know much about him. Unlike the clichéd bartender knowing everyone’s business seen in movies and television, Josh didn’t spend a lot of time sticking his nose in the bar customer’s business. One thing he and Eddie did do was make sure he always had a cab ride home.

“You all set to go off with Kitty?” he asked his brother.

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