When Victor Hill bought a house with his boyfriend, Jian Kouri it was a dream come true. But now, two years later, instead of living their happily ever after, they hardly see the other awake.<br><br>With Jian out the door before Victor gets up in the morning, and asleep on the couch nearly as soon as he walks in the door, the life Victor imagined couldn’t be further from reality. They don’t talk; they don’t touch, and Victor fears he and Jian have already drifted too far apart.<br><br>The holiday season is a time for hope, but when Victor comes home to find Jian with a plan to woo him for Christmas, is it too little, too late? The dates are great, and there are filled with Christmas fun to get Victor in the right spirit for the holiday, but are they enough for the two of them to fall in love again? Or is there just too much in their relationship that needs fixing?

24 Dates

“This is awesome. I love how you’ve pimped your truck.”


Jian grinned. “I know how much you love Christmas, so I figured some tinsel would get you in the right spirit, not to mention the fancy lunch. Nothing screams Christmas like a soggy burger.”


Victor chuckled and shook his head. Jian had no sense of Christmas.


Half an hour went by too fast when you didn’t want it to end. Victor wiped his fingers on a napkin. “I have to go back, but I’ll see you at home.”


“Actually…” The nuggets formed a knot in Victor’s belly as Jian grimaced. “I have to go to Whiteport. Dave has property there, and he needs some help, so I’m going straight down there to fix a thing.”


Dave had a…Was Sara leaving? He hadn’t heard anything about any teacher quitting. “Are they moving?”


“No, no, he’s renting it out, but there are a few things that need fixing, and I promised to help.”


“I’m sorry.” Jian’s eyes filled with regret. “It’s only for today, I promise.”


Chapter 6