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BOOK: Better Than Chance

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We had experienced our share of relationship growing pains over the past five years. I had moved into Peter’s row house in Adams Morgan about six months after we became a real couple. I loved his home, and there wasn’t much I wanted to change, but the things that I did were a little hard for him to adjust to at first. Or maybe it was talking about paint swatches incessantly that bugged him. It was a test, but we passed.

Family stuff was more difficult. My family welcomed him with open arms, which was a little overwhelming at times. There are just so damn many of us that Peter had to adjust to the sheer number. His family was a harder nut to crack. His dad was kind but distant, and his mother and I… well, we were a work in progress. Thank God for Maggie. His sister was sweet and loving, and accepted us in a way that I knew Peter still hoped his mother would one day. Who knew? Stranger things have happened.

“Hey. There you are.” Peter came up behind me and wrapped me in a warm embrace around my middle. I turned in his arms and smiled up at my husband.

Husband. Wow.

“I can’t believe we’re married.”

Peter smiled and kissed my forehead sweetly.

“Me either. It’s a little late for cold feet, you know,” he teased.

“I have no regrets, husband.”

Peter chuckled softly. I must have called him that twenty times in the two hours since we’d been declared legally wedded men.

“Me neither. I’m where I belong.” Peter gently lifted my chin and kissed me properly. Sealing his lips over mine with a passion that required no words.

My favorite movies and books all had happy endings and that would never change. But what I knew now because of Peter was that happy endings were only worth a damn when you worked for them. Or when you finally took a chance.

About the Author

L
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H
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is a designer by trade but is spending more time these days doing what she loves best: writing! An avid reader from an early age, Lane has always been drawn to romance novels. She truly believes there is nothing more inspiring than a well-told love story with beautifully written characters. Lane discovered the M/M genre a few years ago and was instantly hooked. Her first novel was a finalist in the 2013 Rainbow Awards. She loves travel, chocolate, and wine (in no particular order). Lane lives in Southern California with her amazing husband, three teenage kids, and Rex, the coolest yellow lab ever.

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