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and Felix are outnumbered. Geoff moved closer to them and held out his hand.
Welcome to the family.
Mark shook Geoff s hand. Thank you. I think. It had involved a certain amount of
drama, and he doubted that it was over. It could have ended in a physical fight if Steven
had realised yesterday rather than today that he d been deliberately baited into a mood
swing. But Irene and Geoff were happy with Steven s choice, and Leonard had accepted it
now, however grudgingly. We ve still got to see if we can live together, of course.
I think you ll manage it. Even if he s got grumpier over the years. Geoff put his
hand on Steven s shoulder. I m surprised you didn t take Leonard s head off, to be honest.
That was a pretty nasty thing to do, even if he meant well.
Why should I? Steven said smugly. It s ever so much more fun to gloat about his
complete failure to scare Mark off.
Mark added, His mood s better today. Or at least it was odd in a better way. But
he s pretty good at going off to sulk in another room when he feels miserable. He
squeezed Steven s hand and smiled at him. And sometimes it s not sulking. Then he
doesn t go off to another room.
He got a mischievous grin from Steven, and the comment, I m not quite back to
normal yet, you know.
Save it until we get home. Their home, now. Not Steven s home, or his home, but
their home. With any luck, this was the first day of the rest of their life together.
Chapter Eleven
Mark put the car away while Steven took their bags up to the flat. When he got to
the flat himself, he found Steven waiting in front of the open door. Something wrong?
No, Steven said. Just something that occurred to me. You were getting a fair
number of people at the party thinking of you specifically as my wife, rather than my
partner, weren t you? A male wife, but definitely a wife.
Irene had been the only one to actually say it in so many words, but Steven was
right. Some of the people he d spoken to at the party had obviously been mentally slotting
him into that role, pattern-matching to what they were familiar with. Can t imagine
why. You re older, richer, the boss, ruggedly masculine good looks&
It didn t bother you?
No. I just have to look in a mirror to see why they think of me as the feminine one.
It was only because they were thinking in familiar terms, not because they re antigay.
Steven gave him an evil grin that suggested his mood wasn t quite back to normal
yet. Mum and Dad s friends have had thirty years to get used to me. Any that can t cope
with gays have been weeded out long since.
That was certainly the impression I had. He d had a bit of ribbing about the age
gap and about being Steven s secretary, but nothing about being gay. So what set off this
train of thought?
Steven took a step forward. If you re my wife, you should have the privileges of
being a wife. And I m not inclined to wait until we can make it legal before exercising one
of the privileges of a newly married husband. He scooped Mark up in his arms.
What the hell?
This is the day you move into my home. So I m carrying you over the threshold.
And Steven did exactly that, stepping over the threshold with Mark in his arms, then
carefully setting him down again once they were in the flat.
He laughed and hugged Steven. You re an idiot sometimes. A very romantic idiot,
and I love you for it.
Good. Also still a sex-mad idiot. You did suggest that I save it until we got home.
How tired are you after doing the driving?
He thought about it for a second or two. I think I can muster up a little more
energy.
And as Steven kissed him, he mustered up quite a lot more energy.
THE END
Jules Jones
Jules Jones is a materials scientist, whose publications from the day job are probably
of interest to at least three people. Following the principle of write what you know ,
most of the erotic romance books are science fiction and fantasy, and even the
contemporary romance and erotica often features scientists and engineers.
Jules has several m/m romance books available from Loose Id®.
You can find Jules online at http://www.julesjones.com, along with excerpts, sample
chapters and free short stories. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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and Felix are outnumbered. Geoff moved closer to them and held out his hand.
Welcome to the family.
Mark shook Geoff s hand. Thank you. I think. It had involved a certain amount of
drama, and he doubted that it was over. It could have ended in a physical fight if Steven
had realised yesterday rather than today that he d been deliberately baited into a mood
swing. But Irene and Geoff were happy with Steven s choice, and Leonard had accepted it
now, however grudgingly. We ve still got to see if we can live together, of course.
I think you ll manage it. Even if he s got grumpier over the years. Geoff put his
hand on Steven s shoulder. I m surprised you didn t take Leonard s head off, to be honest.
That was a pretty nasty thing to do, even if he meant well.
Why should I? Steven said smugly. It s ever so much more fun to gloat about his
complete failure to scare Mark off.
Mark added, His mood s better today. Or at least it was odd in a better way. But
he s pretty good at going off to sulk in another room when he feels miserable. He
squeezed Steven s hand and smiled at him. And sometimes it s not sulking. Then he
doesn t go off to another room.
He got a mischievous grin from Steven, and the comment, I m not quite back to
normal yet, you know.
Save it until we get home. Their home, now. Not Steven s home, or his home, but
their home. With any luck, this was the first day of the rest of their life together.
Chapter Eleven
Mark put the car away while Steven took their bags up to the flat. When he got to
the flat himself, he found Steven waiting in front of the open door. Something wrong?
No, Steven said. Just something that occurred to me. You were getting a fair
number of people at the party thinking of you specifically as my wife, rather than my
partner, weren t you? A male wife, but definitely a wife.
Irene had been the only one to actually say it in so many words, but Steven was
right. Some of the people he d spoken to at the party had obviously been mentally slotting
him into that role, pattern-matching to what they were familiar with. Can t imagine
why. You re older, richer, the boss, ruggedly masculine good looks&
It didn t bother you?
No. I just have to look in a mirror to see why they think of me as the feminine one.
It was only because they were thinking in familiar terms, not because they re antigay.
Steven gave him an evil grin that suggested his mood wasn t quite back to normal
yet. Mum and Dad s friends have had thirty years to get used to me. Any that can t cope
with gays have been weeded out long since.
That was certainly the impression I had. He d had a bit of ribbing about the age
gap and about being Steven s secretary, but nothing about being gay. So what set off this
train of thought?
Steven took a step forward. If you re my wife, you should have the privileges of
being a wife. And I m not inclined to wait until we can make it legal before exercising one
of the privileges of a newly married husband. He scooped Mark up in his arms.
What the hell?
This is the day you move into my home. So I m carrying you over the threshold.
And Steven did exactly that, stepping over the threshold with Mark in his arms, then
carefully setting him down again once they were in the flat.
He laughed and hugged Steven. You re an idiot sometimes. A very romantic idiot,
and I love you for it.
Good. Also still a sex-mad idiot. You did suggest that I save it until we got home.
How tired are you after doing the driving?
He thought about it for a second or two. I think I can muster up a little more
energy.
And as Steven kissed him, he mustered up quite a lot more energy.
THE END
Jules Jones
Jules Jones is a materials scientist, whose publications from the day job are probably
of interest to at least three people. Following the principle of write what you know ,
most of the erotic romance books are science fiction and fantasy, and even the
contemporary romance and erotica often features scientists and engineers.
Jules has several m/m romance books available from Loose Id®.
You can find Jules online at http://www.julesjones.com, along with excerpts, sample
chapters and free short stories. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]