The Gilded Mirror by L.M. Somerton

Author:L.M. Somerton [Somerton, L.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBT Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group
Published: 2021-06-21T00:00:00+00:00

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The next morning, Landry was regretting some of his life choices as he curled into the passenger seat of Gage’s Jeep, clutching an extra-large latte like a lifeline.

“Why did you keep me up so late?” he whined, breathing in the aroma of life-restoring caffeine.

“I didn’t hear you complaining at the time,” Gage said.

“That’s because you gagged me.”

“And those minutes of blissful silence, were wonderful. Those little squeaky noises you started making were great too.”

Landry sighed. “It’s not fair. Why do you look like you had a straight eight hours’ beauty sleep while I look like I’ve been dragged through a field by a herd of stampeding wildebeest?”

“Giving you a thorough fucking is as good as a rest to me. It was a good night. That scene at the club was hot as hell then you got all clingy and cuddly in the cab, which was cute.”

“You give the best after-care,” Landry admitted. “Trouble is, it just turns me on again.”

“It sure does. Of course, rubbing balm into your backside is pretty good for me too.”

A smile played around Landry’s lips. “It should be, I have a very cute ass.”

“You can nap if you want to. It’ll be an hour or so before we get to Bellingham.”

“No, I’ll just feel groggy if I do that. One more coffee stop on the way should do it.”

“You must have coffee running through your veins, not blood.”

Landry shrugged. “Works for me. Did you say that the newspaper office will be open when we get there?”

“Yes. I spoke to a nice lady called Edna who’s going to meet us there. She’s retired but is the key holder in case the alarm goes off because she lives close by. Their recent records are digital, but the older stuff is still on microfiche. She said they don’t have the budget to get it all transferred across yet. Because I’m a trustworthy, reliable detective she said she’d leave us to it. She has her grandkids over for the day so she can’t hang around with us ‘shooting the shit’ as she put it.”

“She sounds fun! I’m not sure why she thinks detective equals reliable and trustworthy, though—I’ve caught you stealing cookies so many times. Anyhoo, we should concentrate our research on the years just after the war. We won’t have time to go through decade’s worth of stuff.”

“Agreed. It would be good to take a hike, too. Get some exercise. Check out the terrain to see if it matches your map. I found a trail that seems pretty close.”

“Okay, as long as you don’t expect me to go scrambling up mountains.”

“Scrambling is not involved. Talking of the map, we should discuss the postcard you received. I don’t like the idea that James Ellery is messing with your life again.”

“That sneaky Brit has his fingers in way too many pies,” Landry muttered. “He should stay out of my peach.”

“I… That sent my mind in entirely the wrong direction. He’s not getting close to your peach pie, sweetheart, and I don’t care whether or not that’s a euphemism.

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