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- Herausgeber: WS
- Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
- Sprache: Englisch
Julian
I’m just hanging out on a Friday night, and my boss drops by for comforting. He’s mourning his tragic loss, and I’m happy to offer a shoulder to lean on. When the man I’ve been crushing on for years wants to move things to my bedroom, how can I say no?
August
After the devastating loss of my sister, I turn to the one man who I know will be there for me. I’ve been in love with my employee for years. Now, as I face the greatest loss of my life, can I find the courage to be my authentic self?
Not in it for the Money is a 5k scorching short story about a boss, his employee, and the inheritance of a lifetime. This short story is also included in the Love in Mission City: The Shorts box set.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024
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Not in it for the Money
A Mission City gay romance short story
Gabbi Grey
Julian
I’m just hanging out on a Friday night, and my boss drops by for comforting. He’s mourning his tragic loss, and I’m happy to offer a shoulder to lean on. When the man I’ve been crushing on for years wants to move things to my bedroom, how can I say no?
August
After the devastating loss of my sister, I turn to the one man who I know will be there for me. I’ve been in love with my employee for years. Now, as I face the greatest loss of my life, can I find the courage to be my authentic self?
Not in it for the Money is a 5k scorching short story about a boss, his employee, and the inheritance of a lifetime.
Copyright © 2023 Gabbi Grey
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously.
References to real people, events, organizations, establishments or locations are intended to provide a sense of authenticity and are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locations, organizations, or persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.
Edits by ELF.
Dedication
Randall
Kaje
Contents
Chapter One
Julian
August looked like shit.
He hadn’t looked great all week—who would after losing a beloved sister—but today he looked truly awful. And him being in my house spoke volumes. We didn’t have that kind of relationship. He was my boss. I was his employee. Occasionally, he took us out for a round of drinks. But showing up out of the blue was definitely not him.
My stomach churned as I led him into my living room. Surreptitiously, I sniffed my pits. Showering after work was a necessity, but I always worried the smell of sweat might linger.
The day had been brutally hot. September in southern British Columbia wasn’t known for heat, but summer was lingering extra long this year.
Frankly, I wanted the sun to take a break. But that would mean the return of winter, which was equally shitty.
Get over it already.
“You want a drink?” I pointed to my beer.
He dropped onto my couch.
Weary.
That’s the word I’d choose. Like he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders.
And maybe he did. Losing Nia had to hurt. She might’ve been a decade older than him, but at just forty-two, her death felt wrong in so many ways. An aneurysm. And she lived alone. Heck, the coroner said she’d been dead three days before August checked.
That guilt hung like an anvil around his neck. That he couldn’t have done anything didn’t matter—he felt like he’d let his sister down.
“I don’t…” He gazed up at me. His dark-brown eyes begged me to understand. To decide.
