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

Dom let Kiko get a third of the way into his beer before bringing the food thing up again. He’d suspected for a while Kiko skipped the occasional meal, but he hadn’t realized he’d been going whole days without eating. Kiko cooked up vegetables in a pan, water boiling for couscous, and Dom considered opening up his laptop to try to look up more information on Sarah.


He doubted there would be time for that once he and Kiko started talking. He hated arguing, but he didn’t feel in the wrong here. And he was worried for Kiko. Dom cared about him like he’d cared about no one else, and to learn for certain that Kiko wasn’t eating actually hurt. Dom couldn’t explain it, but it made him itchier to say something.


“So when were you going to let me know?” he asked. Kiko took another drink and plated the couscous.


“I’m eating now,” he said. His words were sharp, not calm. Dom figured he was embarrassed more than pissed.


Chapter 46