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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98 Chs

Chapter 69

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The closer they got, the more Andy’s stomach tied itself in knots. God, he had fucked up so bad. Why hadn’t he just asked? Whatever Jason said, Scooter was going to be so angry and disappointed. Docksidecame into view, and Andy had to close his eyes.

“It’s going to be okay,” Jason said. He’d been saying that, or something very like it, for a while, as if he believed repeating it would make it true.

The cab pulled to a stop. Time to face the music.

Andy opened the door and got out, and turned to pull his backpack out. Trick was barking, and Andy turned, and—

“Oof!”—collapsed from the unexpected and slightly lopsided collision of excited dog. “Oh my God, get off, you horrible thing.” Andy grabbed Trick and hugged him, stupidly relieved to see him again. “You dumb mutt, what the hell, huh?” Trick licked his face happily and Andy didn’t even try to push him off, just scrunched eyes and mouth shut and waited for it to be over.

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