Laurie Parkinson, who’s lived in Laurel Hills all his life, is a gay sheet metal worker who’d rather be a gay hairdresser. Wheat Dupuis, who’s also gay, is the scion of one of Laurel Hill’s wealthiest families. He’d rather grow grapes than become CFO of Dupuis International. Laurie wakes one morning to discover his family gone and his town decimated by a bacteria that has lain dormant for millennia, incased in ice. With the melting of the ice caps, the bacteria is released, and mankind faces a pandemic that could surpass the Black Plague. Wheat and his family are on their way to safety when the unthinkable happens and he’s left behind. Laurie knows of a bunker in the woods outside Laurel Hill, where he intends to take refuge. On the way there, Laurie finds and rescues Wheat. Can two such dissimilar men work together through a pandemic to find their families ... and possibly find love, as well?

Pandemic

“You’d better take a lantern. We’ve got no electricity,” Laurie reminded him.


“I noticed that.” Wheat reached for one from a hook in the ceiling beam and walked to the bathroom. He held up the lantern and looked around. In spite of the room’s small size, it contained everything a normal bathroom would have: a toilet unlike any he’d seen before, a sink, and a shower. The entire room was tiled, which was a good thing, since there wasn’t a separate shower stall. And to make shaving easier, a mirror hung above the sink.


Chapter 27