by Piper Scott
   “Sir…”
   “Yes, Finch?”
   Finch shook his head and blinked a few times to do away with the glimmer in his eyes. “You know, I forgot what I was going to say. While I think on it, why don’t you tell me how I can help in this pursuit of yours? Surely there must be a way.”
   “Oh! Yes. Of course.” Hugh snatched up the flash cards and handed them to Finch. “I’m teaching him other words, too. See that, there? ‘A’ for ‘apple.’ I’m not sure how long it’ll be before he’s able to eat one, but it’s of no importance. By the time he’s ready, he’ll know everything there is to know about them—in other words, that they’re hard and crunchy and sweet… and shaped like an apple. Red, mostly, but sometimes green. Now, what do you know about bananas?”
   Finch laughed and grabbed Hugh by the lapels. Cards went flying. Hugh would have gasped and gone after them had Finch not pulled him close and kissed him like one might a lover come back from war. Hugh wasn’t sure what he’d done to deserve such affection, but he smiled and kissed Finch because Finch deserved to be kissed all the time, as often as he liked, and wherever he wanted.
   “Never change, sir,” Finch whispered when the kiss concluded.
   Hugh rested the tip of his nose on Finch’s, eyes closed. “I can’t promise that, Finch,” he whispered, heart pounding out of love for his forever mate, “but I promise that when I do change, it will always be for the better.”
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   Small Town Hearts Series
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   North Shore Stories:
   Be My Mistake
   Damage Control
   Daddy Issues
   The Oleander Chronicles:
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   Stand Alone Stories:
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   Now You See Me
   Wild By Nature
   Royally Screwed