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Lars nodded, numbly. “You are really getting very smart. Have
you taken that GED yet? I think you’re gonna knock it out of the
park.”
Danny pressed a finger to his mouth. “No more distractions. I’m
not done yet.”
Lars nodded. “What was the other reason?”
Danny ran a hand through his hair. “Because no matter what
happens, I’m here. And I love you.”
Just hearing the words seemed to steady him. Lars nodded, his
throat tight. “I love you,” he said, and took a breath. It came easier
this time.
Danny stroked his arm. “You should talk to him,” he said quietly.
Lars stared at him blankly. That he wasn’t quite ready for. He
closed his eyes, repeating the words like a litany, or a charm to ward
off whatever lay ahead of them. “I love you.”
“Then that’s all that matters,” Danny said. “You ready?”
He smiled and took Lars’s hand. “Bastard,” he said. “You know I
can’t think when you do that.”
“I know. That’s why I did it.”
Lars nodded, training his breath to calm as best he could. He
concentrated on Danny’s thumb gently rubbing back and forth against
the back of his hand. “I’m ready,” he said.
He felt the tug of Danny’s hand pulling him back toward the
room, but he couldn’t will his feet to move. “Are you sure?” Danny
asked.
Lars looked in Danny’s trusting eyes, felt the weight of his hand
on his, and smiled. “Only if you come with me.”
Danny squeezed Lars’s hand in reply, and Lars pulled him gently
back toward the room, toward Jacob and whatever new adventure
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awaited them there. They each took a step toward it, then another, and
together they walked down the hall to meet their destiny.
THE END
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ellen Ginsberg is the pseudonym of an Austin-based writer who
has published numerous works of fiction and nonfiction and has had
plays professionally produced in New York, Washington DC,
Chicago, and across the Midwest. She graduated from Truman State
University with her Master’s degree in English in 2010, and moved to
Austin, TX with her husband, who, as a heterosexual male, may
nevertheless be the single most enthusiastic supporter of her recent
endeavors in M/M erotic romance. She loves her readers dearly and
invites them to email her anytime at ellenginsberg@ymail.com.
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