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

“Peanut butter is fine. But…do we have a can opener?”


Laurie stared at the can and wasn’t sure if he wanted to swear or cry. This sucked so badly. The can had to be one of the few brands that didn’t have a pop-top lid. “Fat lot of good I am.”


Wheat reached out and rested a hand on Laurie’s arm. “Don’t worry about it. If I know McIntyre, he made sure there was a manual can opener in that box.”


A flash of heat shimmered through Laurie. It felt so good he’d be willing to forget the can opener for the rest of their lives if Wheat would do it again.


“Once we get settled here, we can go back for it.”


“I should have…I didn’t even think to check the lids when I tossed them in your suitcase.”


“It’s okay, you’re human,” he reminded Laurie again. “Now sit down and join me in our gourmet dinner.”


Chapter 31