Their Dark Reflections by Amanda Meuwissen

Author:Amanda Meuwissen [Meuwissen, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-862-6
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2020-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

EVERYTHING SEEMED to be going fine—until they met up with Marie in the kitchen and she introduced them to one of her coworkers.

“The mysterious Ed Simons in the big house down the street,” Linda said, a charming woman, but with a bit more reporter shining in her eyes. “Marie talks about you all the time, but I feel like I know so little. Tell us about life before Riverside. What brought you here?”

Sam felt like an idiot for not preparing Ed for those kinds of questions, but that’s when the smooth liar reappeared from centuries of experience.

“I’ve lived abroad most of my life,” Ed said with a small shrug. “I’ve been in Europe for the past several years, but I missed the States and settled on Riverside mostly because of the house. I was a grand staircase away from choosing Long Beach, but the house here had more of what I wanted.”

He was good at this. It was just Sam who tripped him up.

“And how did you two meet?” Linda asked.

“I work for Ed,” Sam said. “I’m his assistant.”

“I’m sorry, I thought you were a couple.”

“Oh, uhh….”

“Well….”

“I knew it!” Marie exclaimed, and then immediately reeled herself back in. “Sorry, I’m being a totally shameless busybody of a neighbor, but I kept thinking there had to be something between you two.”

Even if they hadn’t just confirmed it with their rambling, Ed’s blush said plenty.

“Robbing the cradle, huh?” Linda nudged Ed playfully.

“Linda! They aren’t that far apart in age,” Marie said, rushing on to add, “not that it matters.”

“You must think me a terrible predator,” Ed said with a bashful duck of his head, which would have made Sam laugh if he didn’t know Ed was being genuine, “seducing my employee.”

“Not at all!” the women practically spoke over each other.

“And well they shouldn’t,” Sam said. “The seducing was all me. Mostly for a raise.”

Ed scoffed, but Sam laughed, which prompted the ladies to join him.

“Relax,” Sam assuaged Ed with a chaste kiss to his cheek, “I wouldn’t tease if you weren’t such an easy mark.”

“Aw, you two are the cutest,” Marie said, sharing an adoring look with Linda. “Now I get why you were sequestering yourself in that house. You had a love story to play out. I’m just glad we finally got you into the sunshine, Ed. Only it doesn’t bother you too much, does it?”

Ed had the sunglasses hooked into his shirt. “I just need to balance my time indoors.”

“I don’t think I caught what you do for work,” Linda returned to grilling him.

“I’m mostly a collector. I’ve been a curator for museums in the past and acquired items for other collectors. I thought I’d take a break, though, inventory my own possessions, which Sam has been helping with, and figure out what to do next.”

“Any hobbies?” Marie asked.

“He’s a pretty great photographer,” Sam said.

“Really? We’re always looking for freelancers at Channel Five.”

“Oh, I’m hardly a professional.”

“Looks professional enough to me,” Sam argued. “Could be a real…. Spider-Man opportunity for you.

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