Title: Better Than Home
Series: Better Than Stories, 6
Author: Lane Hayes
Publisher: Lane Hayes
Release Date: April 18, 2022
Length: 35K
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, MM Romance, Bisexual, Established Couple
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Synopsis
The lawyer, the diva, and a new adventure…
Matt-
Life is good. A few years ago, I met someone special, came out as bi, fell head over heels, and married the love of my life. A man. But not just any man.
Aaron is a confident, unapologetically fabulous diva who isn’t afraid to take chances. I love that about him. New state, new career path…no problem.
Except things don’t always go according to plan. That’s okay. It might be the perfect time to get back to basics and check off a few items on our original list…like buy a house and start a family. Whoa! House first.
However, house hunting isn’t glamorous at all, and with my partnership at the law firm in the balance, it’s kind of stressful. Everything we’ve dreamed of is within reach—if we can just find a place that feels like home, we’ll be better than good.
Better Than Home is a sweet and sexy novella featuring Matt and Aaron from my International Bestselling book, Better Than Good. The lawyer, the diva, and the happy ever after of a lifetime. For readers who know the real love story happens after the first “I love you.”
“Don’t forget, we have an appointment with the real estate agent tonight.”
I froze in the bedroom doorway, blinking into the shadowy room to the approximate space where Aaron lay snuggled under the duvet. At five a.m., it was too dark to see clearly. And honestly, he’d caught me off guard. I could have sworn he was asleep.
And even though I was the one who’d showered, shaved, and suited up in lawyer gear for a day at the office, he sounded much more lucid than me. Which was why I stared in the general direction of our bed for a few beats before grunting, “Huh?”
The bedside lamp clicked on a moment later, flooding the room with blinding light. I felt like a vampire at daybreak. Seriously. I was operating on too little sleep and no caffeine. And it was Monday.
We’d been home for two weeks now and everything finally felt…normal again.
We’d finished organizing our storage unit over the weekend and had celebrated our homecoming with some close friends. There was pizza, beer, and I think…tequila. We’d both been hungover yesterday. But I’d still played basketball with the boys, then met Aaron for brunch at Jay and Peter’s house, where we’d chased toddlers, had mimosas, and talked about…real estate.
Oh.
Aaron sat up, groggily wiping sleep from his eyes. “We’re going to see a house after work. Remember?”
“Uh, yeah,” I lied.
He smiled sweetly. “Right. I’ll remind you later. By the way, you look very sexy, Mr. Mendez-Sullivan.”
I chuckled as I crossed the room. “Gee, thanks.”
“No, really. I love that tie. Did I buy it for you?” Aaron patted the space beside him, shifting to make room for me.
I perched on the edge of the mattress and spared a quick glance at the tie in question. “Probably.”
He rested his arms on my shoulders and nuzzled my neck. “Mmm. And you smell yummy too.”
So did he. There was something crazy hot about my warm, sleepy lover with his dark hair sticking up in all directions, wearing silky boxer briefs and nothing else, that made my cock twitch hopefully. Nope. Not this morning. I hadn’t worked at all over the weekend. I needed an early start today.
I kissed his stubbled jaw and nibbled his ear. “Call me later. I have to go.”
“Me too,” he mumbled, trailing his fingers over the long row of buttons on my white oxford shirt. “My two weeks of freedom are over. First day back at my old job.”
“I thought that was tomorrow.”
“I want to sort out my office before I jump into things. I figured I’d do it today and get the awkward over. However, I was told there would be bagels in my honor, so it should be fine.”
“Your coworkers love you. It’s going to be great,” I assured him.
“Great might be overselling it, but it’ll be okay. In the meantime, I have an issue.”
“What is it?” I asked, smoothing his hair from his forehead.
Aaron flopped onto his pillow, pushed the duvet aside, and pointed at his morning wood peeking over the elastic of his boxer briefs.
“This.”
“Aar…”
“Oh, it’s okay. I can take care of this myself. It’s just so…” He curled his fingers around his shaft through the silky fabric and stroked—once, twice. At each pass, the boxers lowered a teensy bit more, revealing the precum-slicked tip and half of his thick cock. “Hard.”
I gulped.
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Lane Hayes loves a good romance! An avid reader from an early age, she has always been drawn to well-told love story with beautifully written characters. Her debut novel was a 2013 Rainbow Award finalist and subsequent books have received Honorable Mentions, and were winners in the 2016, 2017, 2018-2019, and 2020-2021 Rainbow Awards. She loves red wine, chocolate and travel (in no particular order). Lane lives in Southern California with her amazing husband in a not quite empty nest.
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