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 knocked lightly on the door and entered. He appreciated the laid-back attitude Susan and George had. He didn’t need to wait for anyone to answer the door and didn’t have to disturb anyone, since nearly everyone was already eating.


In the dining room, everyone greeted him warmly. He scooted around the edge of the dining room and leaned over to give Susan a peck on the cheek and shake hands with George.


As he stood, Elsie, Allen Emerson, and Mary Ellen caught Eron’s eye. Mary Ellen jumped up into his arms as he waved and greeted her mother and Allen.


“Merry Christmas, Eron,” Mary Ellen said.


Amid a cloud of alcohol, Eron reluctantly returned the hug. “Merry Christmas.”


Mary Ellen pulled the bottle of wine out of Eron’s hands. “Perfect, I just ran out.” She guzzled down the last of the wine in her glass and pulled Eron into the kitchen.


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