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

The guy with the gun kneels down by me. “Are


His voice is soft and I wonder just how old


he is because that cap makes him look impossibly young, but the


hands that touch my arms are sure and strong and he has a man’s


“Fine,” I whisper. I don’t trust myself to


speak any louder. I’m shaking too hard.


He starts to pick up my groceries that litter


the ground like discarded trash. The soda’s all over the place and


one of the boxes of rice is soaked through, uncooked noodles are


scattered everywhere, there’s a footprint in one of my microwave


dinners. Shit.But he picks up what he can, dusts off the


salt, and sticks it in his grocery bag that’s sitting on the ground


beside him. I don’t even have the energy to stop him.


When all my stuff’s in his bag, he stands up


and takes my arm. “Come on.” His voice is still so soft, so gentle.


I let him help me up. “I’ll take you home. Come on.”


His arm slips around my waist and I don’t


Chapter 6