β Scribed by C.J. Baty
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Novella from the Bottom Drawer Publications 2013 Valentine's Day collection.
15,000 words
A split-second of time and Walts dreams of Olympic gold were crushed along with his right leg when he was involved in a serious accident on the ski-fields during the preliminary trials. Now hes teaching beginners on the ski slopes of Crystal Falls Lodge, run by his family in West Virginia, and wondering if hell ever crawl out of the pit that his life has become. Eventually, the look of devastation on his sisters face at how much hes let himself go, prompts him to try harder to experience life again. First on the list: a trip to town and a haircut.
Curt Woodridge is used to traveling light. Ever since he was kicked out of home at eighteen, when his family found out he was gay, hes been moving from one town to the next, performing in small bars and ski lodges to make his living. He is one of the lucky ones; he was saved from having to live on the streets by his agent and is genuinely happy with the way his life is going. After performing a great set at his latest gig, Curt decides to head into town and look around. He has seven days to kill before hell be moving on to the next gig.
Neither man is ready for love, and definitely not on the streets of Flat Rock. But when neither of them is looking, quite literally, they fall hard. But how does a man who thought hed lost everything dare to dream of a life with someone who is leaving town for good in less than a week?
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