Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage by C.S. Poe

Author:C.S. Poe [Poe, C.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63477-486-4
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

“WHY THE postcard?” Wesley asked.

We were standing outside the back side of the gift shop, looking at the ocean.

Wesley ripped the tag from his new glasses before putting them back on.

“For the baby.”

“For the—what?”

I was carefully wrapping the egg in the scarf. “It’s kind of cute. We found it in San Diego… wish you were here… hasn’t hatched yet.” I looked up and hesitated at Wesley’s expression. “Not cute?”

“It’s not ours, Theodore. I keep saying that.”

“Yeah, but….” I looked at the egg. “It kind of feels like it,” I admitted.

Wesley moved to stand in front of me, putting his hands on my shoulders. “I haven’t even kissed you yet, and you want to talk about adopting?”

I winced, but when I looked up, he was smiling. “I always wanted to be a dad.”

“Me too. Only not like this.” Wesley moved one hand to my chin, tilting it more before leaning in and pressing his mouth to mine.

His lips were soft and gentle. He tasted of the wine from dinner, with the faintest hint of salt from the air. Wesley slipped his tongue into my mouth, and the shock of pleasure was so sudden, I dropped the egg.

Wesley broke away with a start, fumbling and catching it. “Theo!”

“I’m sorry! I’ve never been kissed by a guy! I didn’t know it’d feel that good!”

“My God, this is a train wreck.” Wesley straightened, holding the egg against his chest.

“Warn me next time.”

Wesley opened his mouth to speak but then made a shushing sound and held a hand up.

I listened, hearing the come and go of the waves, faraway laughter of guests, the start of an engine in the parking lot. “What?” I whispered.

Then I heard what he did.

“If what you’re saying is true, Mr. Stewart, this is a serious infraction and we will remove the guests in question from WaddleCon immediately,” said a voice that spoke with the authority of convention security. “Although… your wife must also be asked to leave. This is an event for singles only.”

“Yes, yes,” Steven barked. “I understand!”

Wesley passed the egg back to me and pressed close, practically draping himself over me. “Around the other side,” he whispered.

I nodded and grabbed his hand again, leading the way to slowly come up behind the group walking along the road and making their way by the gift shop. I thought they’d keep going, but the security person stopped and went inside.

“I think he went in to ask about us,” I said.

“Come on,” Wesley urged. “Back this way!”

“B-But my hotel room is the opposite direction,” I answered.

“We can’t go over there.”

Wesley led the way—well, I steered him a bit from behind—running to the other side of the road and ducking behind a low wall to creep along a garden when the security man’s voice called out that two men had just left the gift shop. He dragged me across the grass, stepping on flowering plants he probably didn’t see, and we made our way along a row of rooms. The hum of air conditioners filled the night air around us.

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