Noah and Angel were childhood sweethearts and teenage lovers. With youth comes unrealistic ideas sometimes, and also bad choices. But just about the time they reach manhood, Noah’s demons pull them apart.<br><br>Seven years later, he gets a second chance when Angel returns to town. Hoping everything can be different, Noah sets out to remind him how wonderful their past was by secretly sending him thirteen gifts commemorating their happiest times, one on each day beginning December 11.<br><br>By Christmas Eve, Noah hasn’t heard a word back, and wonders if Angel even recognized the meaning of the offerings. When Angel does get in touch, he only remembers the bad things that drove them apart. Can Noah remind him how good they had it, too?

The Presents and the Past

I looked at Angel just a moment. I didn’t want to miss the kiss, but I had to see what he was doing, what he was thinking. He’d turned his head the same time I had. We looked away from each other really fast.


Sure enough, the two beautiful actors kissed. It wasn’t blatant sex, not porn, which I looked at quite a bit by then. This was something more intriguing.


I turned to Angel again. I looked at his lips, and before I could get mine over there, he came to me, and we kissed, too.


Angel’s lips were salty from the chips. The first time I touched them with my mouth, it was quick. We were scared. I could feel my heart pounding. I could almost see his moving his shirt. I could definitely see the point of his nipple.


Chapter 25