The world is coming to an end. Allan is pretty sure that's the only explanation for the rain of salt that's been falling for days, killing people in the streets with its insidious power, spoiling the earth, and bringing Armageddon on a bit sooner than everyone expected.<br><br>Knowing he'll probably die empowers Allan to quit his job, break up with his cheating boyfriend, and even put his fear aside when he meets Ricky, a mysterious man with a gun.<br><br>They connect in a way that makes him sad that the end of the world is so imminent. A few lusty moments seem to be all they manage to steal ... until the morning.

World Enough and Time

Between my legs, the fingers stop poking.


They freeze for an instant, then start a slow rub as if trying to


get back up to their previous frenzy. I don’t move. I can’t see a


thing with my head down among these trash bags and I have no idea


“Am I not speaking English?” this new voice


It’s the guy from the grocery store, the cute


one with the gun that was in his pants and is now pointing in this


direction. “Let me say it slow. Little words so you can


Then he starts to enunciate like he’s


speaking to a child. I want to tell him hurry it up, my butt is in


the air here, these aren’t guys you fuck around with, but he’s the


one with the gun, right? So I keep quiet. “Get your hands off his


It’s not working. I still feel those thick


fingers between my legs and at any minute one will shove up in me,


I’m almost sure of it. God, please, that’s not


something I want right now. You listening?I pray. I hope


Chapter 5