Spooks & Specters: A San DeLain Short Story Collection by M.A. Church

Author:M.A. Church [Church, M.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

A Bitter Kiss

~Warning: There is an argument, and one character puts his hands on another in anger.

Chapter One

KIT SERIOUSLY debated going back to his apartment, even as he took the exit that would lead him to his boyfriend’s home, his music blaring.

Navigating through the chaotic traffic of San DeLain was always a challenge, especially during rush hour on a Friday. Cars honked and swerved, their drivers no doubt eager to start their weekend festivities.

The sun beat down on him through the windshield, making him regret not bringing his sunglasses. He anxiously tapped his fingers on the steering wheel.

TGIF bitches, Kit thought bitterly as he tried to keep his focus on the road ahead. Except he was not in a TGIF mood. So, of course, some rich dick in a sports car that probably cost more than Kit made in an entire year flipped him off as he cut in front of Kit. As if Kit was the one in the wrong.

Well now, wasn’t that just perfect?

Actually, it kinda was. Kit laughed as he turned up “Short Dick Man” by Gillette that just happened to be playing on the radio. “Right back at you, you dick,” Kit yelled at the top of his lungs, returning the gesture.

The asshole in the cherry red sports car ignored him, which was probably just as well. Road rage was a real thing, and Kit wasn’t in the mood to get shot at today. He wasn’t in the mood for much of anything.

What was that old saying? Oh yeah. There was trouble in paradise. Which fit because there was definitely trouble in paradise. With a heavy sigh, he reached for the volume knob and turned down the radio.

He’d hoped that blasting some upbeat music would lift his spirits, but instead it just grated on his nerves. Everything seemed to be getting under his skin lately, not just the obnoxious assholes in flashy sports cars.

A quick glance at the dash showed it was only five thirty. All he wanted to do was go home, have a glass of wine, take a hot bath, and go to bed. Instead, he was on his way to Don’s. It’d been a long week, and he really wasn’t in the mood for drama. Here lately, that seemed to be all his personal life consisted of.

He and his boyfriend, Don, had been dating for several months now. Maybe dating was too kind of a word. That insinuated there was something more between them than just fucking, and Kit was pretty sure there wasn’t. Anything between them, that was.

The sex has started off smoking hot, but that was about all they had going for them. And now even that was becoming problematic. The first time they’d met had been in Kit’s store, The Book Spot. His bookstore catered to the LGBTQIA+ community and was very obvious about it.

Don had stopped in while Kit had been on the floor saying goodbye to the crowd who’d shown up for the Drag Queen Story Hour. It

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