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

What if it happened to his Uncle Jimmy? For months, he used to sneak down the hall at night to peek in at a slumbering Jimmy, terrified he might find Jimmy gone one day. And so he ran, deciding to avoid forming deep bonds, even keeping Heidi and Daniel at arm’s length. That way, if they went away, it wouldn’t hurt as much. To protect himself from an invisible monster, he hurt the people who cared about him the most.


“Oh, no,” he moaned, running his hands down his face. “I’ve done to Daniel the exact thing I tried to avoid suffering.” He jumped to his feet. Roscoe barked. “I have to make this right, but how?” 8


Chapter 11