In June 1966, ACLU attorney Eron Lassiter attends his uncle’s wedding and makes an unsettling discovery. Though Eron had bowed to family pressure and planned a potential marriage, his long-ignored attraction to other men roars to life when Garrett Emerson, the bride’s nephew, captures his attention.<br><br>After serving in the Korean War and going to college later than his peers, upwardly mobile Garrett now works as a loan officer at a local bank. For his girlfriend -- fiancée in her mind -- Garrett can’t climb fast enough. But none of that matters to Eron, and maybe that’s why Garrett’s so drawn to him.<br><br>Together, can Eron and Garrett find happiness amidst the pervasive culture of propriety, honor, and expectation of the 1960s?

Need Your Love

The confession throbbed in Garrett’s ear.


He breathed a sigh of relief when the crowd erupted in peals of laughter. Again, Eron made a production of bowing to each corner of the room. He followed Eron back to the table. Mary Ellen had a frozen smile on her face, Johnette’s mouth agape.


As Eron sat down, Mary Ellen cackled and slapped his arm. “Always the prankster,” she said.


Johnette gave a weak chuckle, but looked away.


Eron grinned and raised his glass at Fred. He nodded and raised his glass back at Eron.


“Well, you folks play rough. Patricia and I can’t keep up with you,” Rip said as he rose out of his seat with no indication if they were amused or horrified.


“Ah, Rip, come on. Have another drink with us. I’m sorry. I was just joshin’. Garrett and I went too far,” Eron said.


“No worries, Eron. I’ll see you Monday.” He held his hand up to his mouth. “Patricia’s developed a headache, we should go,” he staged whispered.


Chapter 25