Matthew Dalton hasn’t been back home in longer than he cares to admit, but a letter brings him news and soon he’s stepping back in time. Going home, to a place he doesn’t visit nearly often enough.<br><br>Daniel Ellis, on the other hand, has never left. He’s always stuck around, waiting for the man who stole his heart to return. When tragedy brings Matthew home, Daniel sees this as his opportunity.<br><br>The only problem? Daniel can’t bring himself to voice the feelings he’s kept buried deep inside all these years. So he gives Matthew all the letters he’s written over the years and never mailed. Will a box of love notes be enough to make Matthew stay?

Yesterday's Letters

He blinked, rejoining them in the present. “Hm?”


“You look like a man deep in thought,” she pointed out.


Daniel swirled the straw in his drink, ice cubes clinking against the glass. He looked on the verge of tears or like he might explode, barely succeeding in hold back whatever it was he wanted to say.


Maybe I’m not the only one with secrets here.


Matthew clapped his hands together. “Let’s order, shall we?”


They perused the menu, though they likely knew it by heart at this point, none of them talking as an awkward silence settled over them. It was unusual, the lack of good cheer, constant conversation, and laughter. Matthew began to feel out of place, bouncing his leg as he relayed his order to the waitress, a middle-aged woman with red hair. She returned a few minutes later to refresh their drinks. Matthew picked up a napkin and began twisting it, giving his hands something to do.


Chapter 7