by Cari Z.
There were words spoken, Giselle and Grenn going through the motions of giving their sons away, but there was no violence or pain. For Jason, there was only Ferran, and when it came time for him to say his one line, he was glad it was so simple, because otherwise, he wouldn’t have remembered it. “I’m yours,” he told his husband.
Ferran smiled at him. “And I am yours.” And then they embraced.
Then there was food, tea, alcohol, and far too many people to deal with, but Jason did his best. Ferran got them out of there in under an hour, and an hour after that, they lay replete in bed, exhausted and drunk on each other.
“We leave Perelan tomorrow,” Ferran murmured. “Do you think I’m ready?”
“Of course you’re ready.”
“I am nervous.”
“So am I,” Jason said—and he was, a little. “But we’ll be together, and we can handle just about anything together. It’ll be fine.”
“I believe you,” Ferran told him seriously. “I have faith in you.”
“As well you should.” Jason kissed Ferran’s mouth softly. “Because I’m always right.”
Ferran smiled and shook his head. “Not always. I can recall several times you have been very, very wrong. Almost wrong enough to leave me all alone.”
“I was a victim of circumstance,” Jason objected. “And besides, it all worked out in the end. I’m not going anywhere, Ferran. Never.”
“Good.” Ferran grinned impishly. “Forever suits us better.”
Jason could just remember telling him that, a little more than twelve months ago. “I think so too.”
More from Cari Z.
Jonathan Hatcher has led an interesting life. Once the psychic protégé of Dr. Nelson Cagney of the Bureau of Psychological Corrections, he escaped and went on the run through post-World War Three Europe, scraping a living out of the ruins of civilization and avoiding the mindless vics: humans turned berserker by exposure to biological and chemical weapons.
Once again at Cagney’s mercy, Jonathan is stuck in PsyCo’s high-security wing with no idea whether Sam, the man he thinks he may love, is alive or dead by his hand. Though at first he only plays along for news of Sam, soon Jonathan sees the conditions in the warring European Coalition are desperate. Sam and Jonathan must make a choice: make for France and a life together… or team up with their captors against a devastating new threat.
Lee Summers is past expecting to find love. He has a fulfilling career and a few human connections, and he’s determined to be happy with those. When he meets Felix Clymenos during a vacation in Colorado, he doesn’t expect to feel so passionate about him. Felix is intriguing, but when he starts to feature in Lee’s dreams—and his slowly strengthening nightmares—Lee wonders if it wouldn’t be a better idea to walk away. There’s a mystery behind Felix’s affections and somehow Lee feels like he’s known Felix his whole life. Before they can be happy together, Lee has to know why that is… and what that means for their future.
Readers love Cari Z.
In Memoriam
“This book was exactly what a short story should be, and I enjoyed it a lot.”
—Joyfully Jay
“The story will definitely lull you into a certain subdued mood until you discover its twist.”
—Paddylast Inc
A Blinded Mind
“Superb world building and an engaging story…”
—Gay Book Reviews
CARI Z. was a bookworm as a child and remains one to this day. In an effort to combat her antisocial reading behavior, she did all sorts of crazy things, from competitive gymnastics to alligator wresting (who even knew that was legal!) to finally joining the Peace Corps, which promptly sent her and her husband to the wilds of West Africa, stuck them in a hut, and said, “See ya!” She also started writing then because what else are you going to do for entertainment with no electricity? She writes award-winning LGBTQ fiction featuring aliens, supervillains, soothsayers, and even normal people sometimes.
You can contact Cari at [email protected]. In fact, please do. She’d love to hear from you.
Website: cari-z.net
Blog: carizerotica.blogspot.com
Twitter: @author_cariz
By Cari Z.
Animal Magnetism (Dreamspinner Anthology)
A Blinded Mind
Changing Worlds
Different Spheres
In Memoriam
Worth the Wait
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Changing Worlds
© 2016 Cari Z.
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ISBN: 978-1-63477-907-4
Digital ISBN: 978-1-63477-908-1
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016913763
Published October 2016
v. 2.0
First Edition of Opening Worlds published by Storm Moon Press, 2011.
First Edition of Changing Worlds published by Storm Moon Press, 2012.
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