Levi Campbell made one huge, stupid mistake. When his older boyfriend fears he's holding Levi back from fulfilling his youthful dreams, he encourages him to break free and seek adventure. Levi, hurt and confused, does just that ... But in an immature act of rebellion, he enlists in the army. The army! Levi never wanted to be a soldier, and he never, ever wanted to go to faraway places, but he is now committed to serving his country for two whole years. Madoc Griffiths did the right thing when he let Levi go, he knows he did, but if it was the right thing, then why can’t he move on? Every night he dreams about Levi; every day he misses him. But Levi is young, and Madoc will not stand in the way of Levi following his dreams. But being a soldier isn’t Levi’s dream. There is nothing Levi wants more than to do his time and return home to Northfield and fight for his man. Madoc was sure he’d be able to move on, but once he hears Levi will be home on a two-week leave, he can think of nothing except seeing him again. But can he stand to be with his lover for two weeks and then let him leave to fight a war?

When Skies Are Gray

It was his life now—waiting. Waiting for time to pass, waiting for orders to come in, waiting to be allowed to talk to people back home.


“I’ll join you in the phone line. It’ll take hours to get to the front.”


Levi sighed. It would. Everyone would be calling home today. And it meant he couldn’t talk to Doc for long either, since everyone was waiting for their turn on the phone. “Are you gonna call someone?”


Gray looked as if he was considering it, then laughed. “Nope.”


He would miss Gray once he got home. Not nearly as much as he missed Doc, being here, but they’d become good friends, and not having him around would leave a hole. Gray could distract him on the bleakest of days.


Together they went to wait in line, and Levi didn’t care if it would take hours before he reached a booth, the need to hear Doc’s voice was as palpable as the ache in his heart.


Chapter 19