Serena Yates - Keeping You 2 - To Keep and To Love by Serena Yates

Author:Serena Yates [Yates, Serena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“WHAT the hell?” Ryan stared at the defaced front door in utter

disbelief. He’d gone to get the mail, almost expecting another threatening postcard. For the last ten days or so, they’d arrived every other day on the dot. The relief hadn’t lasted long. He had turned around, mail in hand and started to walk back to the house when he saw it.

The word “faggot” was spray-painted onto the white front door in large, purple letters and then crossed out with blood red paint. The anger at the brazenness of this latest attack on their home almost suffocated him.

He walked back to the house, shoved the door closed with a bang, dropped the mail onto the little table and marched straight to the phone in the living room. He dialed Detective Barrios’ number from memory, they’d called that often. He was shaking with rage by the time the phone rang at the other end. Damn it, this had to stop.

“Detective Barrios.” Her voice sounded calm.

“Ryan Johnston here.” How he wanted his last name to be Miller instead of Johnston. It was so unfair he’d have to wait almost a year before it would become a reality. “There’s been another attack on our home.”

“Oh no. I’m sorry to hear that. Are you and Mr. Miller okay?” There was a rustling sound as Barrios shuffled papers around on her desk.

“Yeah, we’re okay.” Ryan took a deep breath, trying to calm down. “They put graffiti on our front door this time.”

“I take it you didn’t notice anything before now? Didn’t hear any unusual noises?” Barrios clicked her pen into readiness.

“No, we didn’t hear anything.” Ryan was still fuming.

“All right, you know the drill. Don’t touch anything. We’ll be there in half an hour.” Barrios hung up the phone and Ryan did the same.

It was time to let Daniel know. He found his lover in the kitchen preparing yet another of his amazing omelets for them. “Hey, sweetheart.” Daniel turned suddenly serious when he looked up. “Are you all right? You look upset.”

“Yeah, that’s because I am upset.” Ryan started pacing.

“Shit, I forgot.” Daniel put down the cheese grater. “There was another postcard ‘due’ today, wasn’t there?”

“Except there wasn’t one.” Ryan turned to face his lover. “It was a lot worse.”

“What have they done now?” Daniel wiped his hands and stepped closer, holding out his hand.

“They’ve put graffiti on the front door.” Ryan was too upset to stand still and started pacing again. “It just makes me so angry. There’s nothing we can do to prove it’s them, and they just keep making it worse.”

“Graffiti on the front door?” Daniel frowned and sat down. “This is beginning to turn into a full-blown hate campaign, isn’t it?”

“Yeah.” Ryan took a deep breath. “I wish there was something we could do. I’ve called the police, but they’re not going to find anything. I just know it.”

“I’ve been thinking.” Daniel raked his long hair with a hand. “Maybe it’s time for them to step up their efforts. They’re

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