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

Eron didn’t like Bob’s scowl. “Yes.”


“Your shot,” Bob said to Dennis, his voice quiet.


Eron grimaced at the ground as he walked with the rest of the group to the next ball. “Did I offend you?”


Bob stopped and turned around. “Not at all.”


“I’m sorry, but you know how I feel, Denny.”


“It’s not for us to judge. Let it go.”


“What’s wrong?” Garrett asked. He moved closer to Eron.


“Nothing, he’ll be fine. Don’t ruin the morning, dear,” Dennis said.


“Listen, Denny’s right, we barely know you. It’s not for me to judge. I wouldn’t choose to be homosexual if I had to. But we’re not ruining other people’s lives by being together. We’ve seen too many men go down the path you’re headed, and it never ends well.”


No one said anything as Dennis hacked at the ball.


“I should have kept my mouth shut, but I just hate to see two nice guys not be happy,” Bob said as they trudged on to Garrett’s ball.


Chapter 42