By Chance (15 page)

“Are you okay with that?” Vince asked quietly. “The long-distance thing for now?”

“Well, you’re coming back,” Dustin replied. “And I want to be your groom when you do your shows. If you want me to.”

“Of course I do,” Vince stated. “Would you like to have a way to talk to me while I’m gone? Like one of those prepaid cell phones or e-mail or something?”

“E-mail would be good,” Dustin answered, “but I don’t have a computer.”

“You can borrow my laptop. Dad will take his with us.”

Dustin nodded and smiled. “If you don’t mind me snooping, that’s fine with me.”

Vince snorted. “Nothing secret there. I wiped it clean after Jane dumped me. I have no clue why. I guess I felt lost and guilty and pretty much worthless.”

Dustin shifted to kiss his cheek. “You’re okay now, right?”

“I’m definitely better,” Vince assured him, smiling. “So we’re good?”

“We’re good,” Dustin replied. “Can you stay here for a while?”

“I really should go home,” Vince answered reluctantly. “I have to finish packing. But a few minutes more wouldn’t hurt.”

Dustin grinned. “I’ll take what I can get.”

Vince smiled as he turned to kiss him again. Despite the fact that he was now about to leave for several months, he felt much better about his life and himself. And he knew he should have listened to Jane. She probably wouldn’t let him forget that.

S
ASHA
K
AY
R
ILEY
grew up near a small thoroughbred racetrack in upstate New York, where her earliest memories of horses began, thanks to her dad. Her obsession with writing started several years later, and of course she decided to combine the two. Throwing in a romantic twist made the adventure especially fun. It was even more fun when she discovered that love stories between men didn’t make her feel lonely like the rest of the romance genre. When not writing or reading, Sasha can usually be found at the barn playing with her Haflinger pony, Alec. She plans to one day own and run a small equine boarding stable and to keep writing until the voices stop talking.

Website: http://www.sashakayriley.com

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By Chance

© 2014 Sasha Kay Riley.

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