Right as Raine: An Aster Valley Novel by Lucy Lennox

Author:Lucy Lennox [Lennox, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-01T18:30:00+00:00

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Tiller

Spending the evening with Winter and Gent was way more fun than I’d expected. When Mikey had first floated the offer of dinner to Winter, I’d bitten back a wince. I wanted Mikey all to myself right now. I knew this time in Colorado was limited, and I wanted to spend as much of it as possible alone with my favorite person. There was an unspoken understanding we wouldn’t be able to continue this… whatever it was we were doing… when we returned home.

But Winter and Gentry were great company, and seeing Mikey’s pride as he served up each dish and answered Winter’s questions about his cooking was worth it. He was in his element. Mikey loved feeding people and having willing tasters to experiment recipes on.

Mikey sat down after serving dessert. “Is it true everyone in Aster Valley is gay?” he asked with a teasing smile. “We’ve been here like forty-eight hours and we’ve only met gay dudes. Not that I’m complaining.”

Gent chuckled. He was the lead singer of one of Mikey’s favorite bands, and when Mikey had opened the door earlier to see the singer/songwriter standing there, he gasped loudly enough to wake hibernating bears nearby. It had only taken a couple of glasses of wine to calm Mikey down enough to remember Gentry Kane was a regular guy despite being the lead singer of GUS. “Then you’ve had an unusual experience. When I moved here, it felt like Pim and Bill were the only gay guys around. They’d dealt with some homophobia early on, but it started getting better several years ago. I think Truman’s the only one who’s had any bad experiences lately, but I think that has more to do with his history here than his sexuality. Our friends Mindy and Mia are always mistaken for sisters, but that’s because they really do look alike. For the most part, it’s becoming an artistic little town that seems to be attracting more and more LGBT folks.”

Mikey frowned. “What do you mean about Truman? Does he get bullied?”

Winter leaned in to reach for the wine bottle. As he poured his husband a refill, he began to tell us the story of Truman’s role in the ski slope shutdown.

“This was right before the Salt Lake Olympics. Langdon Goode was training here before heading off to Salt Lake. Truman’s dad managed the resort at the time. Anyway, Truman was a kid—maybe four or five?—and had always wanted to try his grandfather’s old metal sled. So one night he snuck it out and took it for a spin on the slopes. The moon was pretty full, I guess, because he said he saw a mountain lion at the edge of the slope. Scared him shitless. He took off running for home, not even thinking about the sled he left behind.”

Gent took over the story. “Poor kid. It snowed all night. Goode was excited for the first run on fresh powder the next morning. He had special early access to the lift.

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