Rainbow Snippets*-- Happy First Days of Fall

I'd love fall more if there weren't so many mosquitoes and flies. And it means we have to close the pool. And winter isn't far behind (I'm not a winter person at all, anymore). But the cool nights are nice. And the kittens have a dandy time playing with the leaves that have already fallen. We lost Baby Kit, despite our best efforts. She was so much tinier than her sibs, I'm sure there was something wrong. But at least she got to spend her last days getting loved instead of in a dark hole under the house. Now I just need to find homes for the rest of the litter!


Since I write Romance, Scoey and Jay will get their happy ending. It's a slow-burn and it takes them a while to get together--almost two full books. (And even after they get together, things are going to be a bit bumpy, naturally! But that's for book 3.)

            With no hesitation, Scoey lowered his head and kissed Jay, desperate and thorough, unloosing the emotions he’d kept buried so deeply for months. A choked sob broke from Jay as he pushed up, trying to get closer, holding onto this moment as if it was a dream that would fade when he woke. More than want, he needed to feel Scoey warm and hard against him. He unzipped Scoey’s jeans and slid his hands in the back to cup the curve of his butt, pulling him down so that they were chest to chest, the wild beating of their hearts a counterpoint thunderstorm. They savored the taste of each other, mouths and tongues at first frantic and then slowing their duel to something deep and shuddering. A light breeze blew the curtains of the open window aside to caress Scoey’s back and he shivered as Jay’s hands continued to explore. His skin flushed and prickled and his whimper was swallowed by an answering moan.

*Rainbow Snippets is a (Facebook) group for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers who gather once a week to share snippets from a work of fiction–-a WIP or a finished work or even a book recommendation. If you're interested in following a diverse group of authors, check it out here.

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