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    The Best Gift
    The Best Gift
    The Best Gift
    Ebook42 pages29 minutes

    The Best Gift

    By Shawn Lane

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    Malcolm Rowland’s nearly year old relationship ends just before Christmas when he learns his boyfriend has been cheating on him.

    Now Malcolm has no place to live and no job. His best friend, Dustin Jones, who has stood by him for years, takes him in. Dustin is determined to show Malcolm not only a great Christmas, but that love between the two of them can be the best gift.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateDec 23, 2017
    ISBN9781634865548
    The Best Gift
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    Shawn Lane

    Shawn Lane is a multi-published author of gay romance. She lives and works in Southern California. She has been published by Loose Id, Amber Quill Press, Evernight Publishing, MLR Press, JMS Books, and Ellora’s Cave. For more information, visit smlgr8.blogspot.com.

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      The Best Gift - Shawn Lane

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      Chapter 1

      Malcolm Rowland pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant where he was to meet his boyfriend, Jordan Castillo, for lunch. In the passenger seat next to him sat his best friend since forever, Dustin Jones.

      At the moment, as Malcolm searched for a parking space not a billion miles from their destination, Dusty pretended to play the drums to the loud pounding rock music blaring from the radio.

      Yo, how about that one? Dusty pointed, pausing only briefly in his performance.

      Malcolm sped down the aisle, making sure to reach the precious space before some old lady snagged it who was taking her dog to be groomed at the groomer’s shop next store. He pulled in with a squeal of his tires and shut off the engine.

      Easy, dude, we’re not late or anything. Dusty unsnapped his seat belt, opened the door, and unfurled his six foot something-or-other body out of Malcolm’s Mini Cooper.

      Malcolm often thought the two of them looked ridiculous together. They’d been friends since they’d met in junior high school, and when Dustin had sprung up like a giant, well, Malcolm hadn’t. Malcolm was five-foot-five and maybe a half-inch. He always added that half-inch anyway.

      Jordan’s car is already here.

      Malcolm glanced at his watch. Despite what Dusty had said, they were ten minutes late. Which for them, probably, wasn’t late. Jordan would feel differently.

      He rose up on the seat a little to check himself out in the rearview mirror, tucking a strand of hair behind his ear.

      Come on, you’re gorgeous, Dusty said, leaning into the car to peer at him.

      Malcolm rolled his eyes and got out. He clicked the locks and hurried to follow the much quicker pace of his long-legged friend.

      Besides being tall, Dustin was built pretty thin with just a hint of defined muscle. He had soft-looking curly strawberry-blond hair, baby blue eyes, and what women would call peaches-and-cream skin. He had sort of a pretty-boy look with a touch of country added in, laid back and good-natured. If you didn’t know him you’d think that was exactly what he was, but Malcolm knew he was much more of a badass than most people thought. Once or twice when they’d been confronted by some homophobes coming out of a bar or whatever, Dustin made short work of the punks.

      Malcolm searched in the front pocket of his pants for the rubber band he’d slipped in there earlier. He pulled it out and wrapped it around his own mid-back length brown hair. They dashed through the double doors of the restaurant held open by a worker.

      The restaurant, like

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