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

“Okay, here we have a mini cheesecake.” Jian held out a tray for him.


Victor picked one and bit into it. Sweetness exploded on his tongue. “Mm, raspberry.”


“Yes. Do you like it?” Jian’s eyes sparkled.


Jian bent and gave him a quick kiss before reaching for another tray. “These are white chocolate lemon truffles.”


Victor popped one into his mouth and grimaced. “They’re good, but maybe a little too sweet.”


Jian frowned. “You always think white chocolate is too sweet.”


Victor nodded. He wasn’t a fan of white chocolate. “True.”


“But maybe someone else will like them? You can take them to work and ask.” He put away the tray.


“What do you mean?” He reached for another tray. “These are mini raspberry tarts.”


“Jian?” He took a tart but didn’t put it in his mouth. “Why the desserts?”


Victor smiled. “You did, and it’s lovely, but I can’t help but detect a slightly frantic state of mind.”


Chapter 26