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

“Yes, you’ll be late for our date.”


“Why can’t the weekend dates be in the evenings?”


Jian laughed. “Because a lot of fun activities are in the daytime on the weekends.” He put the cup on the bedside table and crawled up on the bed next to Victor. He lifted the cover and slipped in under it—fully clothed, Victor noted with disappointment.


“How do I know it’s fun and not a dip in icy cold water?”


Jian’s hand slid down his side, tracing the elastic of his underwear. Victor held his breath. “Mm, you’re so warm.” He spanned his hand over Victor’s belly and nuzzled his neck. Goosebumps erupted on his skin.


“Evading the question only makes me more certain I don’t want to leave the warmth of the bed.” He pressed back against Jian, wanting the heat of him wrapped around him. Jian’s hand slid farther down, teasingly close to his cock, and Victor groaned. With a chuckle, Jian cupped his hardening length.


Chapter 18