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You’re My Home by Katie Moore
A love story you can live in…
Zach
Brady is my overprotective best friend, and I love him like this. He’s so much bigger than me and makes me feel safe. We are opposites in so many ways, but when I’m cuddled up against him and he reads to me, all those differences fade away. Brady promises to be friends forever, but what will he say when he finds out my secret? Will I lose my best friend and the boy I love more than life itself?
Brady
Zach is so tiny and tenderhearted. All I want to do is protect him from the world. He’s my sweet bookworm and never wants to hurt anyone. I love my best friend, but how do I give him all of me when I don’t understand myself yet? If nothing else, I can shower him with all the acceptance and love he deserves.
Zach and Brady come from completely different social and religious backgrounds, but they don’t let that weaken their friendship. Both teens have to go through a journey of self-discovery, including all the heartaches and joys that come with growing up. As they get older, will they find themselves and how they fit together?
You’re my Home is a sweet and emotional coming of age story. It’s a slow-burn, hurt/comfort, teen best friends to adult lovers romance. There will be tears, laughter, new friends, and steamy lovemaking as Zach and Brady learn the meaning of true acceptance of oneself and others.
**Trigger warnings: domestic violence, trauma, PTSD, and religious homophobia.
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They leave the room, and I maneuver Zach to the bathroom, turning on the hot water and getting him out a towel. “I’m going to get you some clothes. Call out if you need me.” I don’t like leaving him in there alone, but I give him some privacy.
I decide on going with pj’s and one of his boxer briefs, carrying them into the bathroom to set on the sink counter. That’s when I hear him crying in the shower. “Zach, are you okay?” I peek toward the glass shower and don’t see him until I look down. He’s sitting on the shower floor, his arms wrapped around his legs.
Stripping off my own clothes down to my boxers, I step into the shower and squat down next to him. “You’re okay; I’m here.”
He leans against me, crying those heart-wrenching sobs that always tear my heart out. “Why Brady? Why do people have to hurt other people? I get so tired of being scared.”
Kissing the top of his head, I wish that I had all the answers. “I don’t know… I really don’t.” I reach up for the shampoo bottle and carefully wash his hair, shielding his eyes as the water rinses it out. He lets me rub soap over his back and arms, his hands… I don’t bother with the rest because I don’t want to make him uncomfortable. “Come on, let’s get you out of here.”
Turning off the water, I reach for a towel to wrap around me and then get one for Zach, draping it over him before lifting him off the shower floor and carrying him out to the vanity counter. He sits there, clutching the towel to him while I dry his hair with another towel.
“Brady?”
I pause to look at him, and his green eyes are all teary and red. “Yes?”
“Do you ever get tired of saving me?”
He’s asked me this one time before, but I know he needs the reassurance. “No…” I comb his hair with my fingers. “You save me, too, you know.”
His brow furrows. “I do?”
“Yes, you really do,” I answer with conviction. He has no idea how much he gives to me and how much I need him. How he fills every crevice of my heart with the love he shows me.
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About the Author:
Katie Moore is a writer of romance and happily ever afters. She is very compassionate and tries her best to show others kindness. She loves to write and escape into some imaginary world she’s created in her head. If she’s not writing, she’s reading a book. Preferably one with emotion that makes her laugh and cry. Katie is usually snuggled up with her four dogs, Izzy, Bess, Violet, and Skye.
Katie Moore is the author of You’re My Home, a gay romance novel. She let her heart write Zach and Brady’s story. She hopes all her readers love them as much as she does.
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