Tensions are running high in Mount Angus as the entire town plans for the annual Be Mount Valentine Heartstival and all residents keep an eye out for the latest relationship drama. Kiko and Dom just want to enjoy life together, a task made difficult by nosy residents demanding to know when they're going to tie the knot. And when Dom discovers Kiko actually hates this holiday, he decides it would be perfect to create a fake proposal.<br><br>But before anyone's matchmaking schemes can get too far, Kiko's employee Chad finds a body rolled in a rug.<br><br>It's obvious there's more than just love in the air, and if Kiko and Dom can't figure out how to work around their emotions, the Heartstival might just end in tragedy.

Eggs and Kisses

“And told me so in my store, very loudly. Threw his present into a display, tried to kick Mother. At least one child wet himself and all the other kids were terrified at the shouting. I tried to reason with him calmly but had to shove him out. Katie called the police, but he was gone by then.” Kiko drank the last of his wine, set the empty glass on the coffee table. “It was thestory in Mount Angus, not just that year but the year after that.”


“I hate the day. Glad you do, too.”


“Well,” said Dom, setting his empty glass down and leaning in close, “I can promise you I won’t do that.”


Now that Katie and Elena were gone and Kiko was full of the warmth and ease of the alcohol, he wanted very much to simply respond to what his body was feeling. And right now, Dom’s closeness and the fact that they had barely started kissing earlier were enough for him to turn and plant his lips on Dom’s before he could say anything else.


Chapter 14