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The Good Neighbour by Kristian Parker
Queens Crescent, Book 8
Josh Winterton is broken after his husband walked out on him six weeks ago. He has lost sight of everything. His fashion design business. His friends. His life.
That is until a handsome stranger begs him for help.
Hugh is a drag queen who’s having a rocky time of it. After humiliation on national television, he’s come to lick his wounds whilst housesitting for a friend. Next door.
Sparks might fly from the outset, but can Josh overcome his past to grab a future for himself before it’s too late?
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“I’m sorry,” Josh said breathlessly. “I didn’t mean for that to happen.”
“Are you sure about that?”
Hugh stared at him. He moved slightly away. Every fibre of Josh’s being wanted to draw him close once again. He fought valiantly to push the urge down. To be in control.
“I’m m-married,” Josh stammered.
“At the risk of repeating myself,” Hugh replied, “are you sure about that?”
All the upset of the last few weeks came rushing toward him at the speed of a runaway train. Sweat coursed down Josh’s back.
“I…I think you should go.”
Hugh seemed crestfallen. “Okay,” he said. “I didn’t mean to make you feel uncomfortable. I don’t regret it. Josh, I may have only known you for five minutes, but I can see that you’re a decent guy who needs a break.”
Josh needed him out of the place before his tears began.
“Thank you. I—”
Hugh put his finger to Josh’s lips. Josh gasped at the touch.
“No need for words. You know where I am.”
He got up and grabbed his coat. Without looking back, Hugh walked out of the room. Josh heard every footfall on the stairs. When the door slammed shut, he punched the nearest cushion.
“Shit,” he said out loud.
The silence deafened him as he sat there, trying to digest what had just happened. The adrenalin forced him off the sofa. He paced the room. Of course, he felt that he’d been unfaithful to Winston. He also knew that Winston would have no such qualms if he found himself in the same situation.
Hugh’s words replayed through his mind. Josh wasn’t sure about anything these days. What had happened to him?
When the doorbell rang, Josh almost jumped out of his skin.
Had Hugh come to finish what they’d started? Josh found that, deep down, he wanted that.
Bounding down the stairs, he could hardly focus when he opened the door to find a young man holding up a carrier bag.
It was the food he’d ordered. Disappointment flooded through him as he took the delivery.
On autopilot he padded through to the kitchen and dumped the bag on the counter. His gaze rested on the letter still sitting on the microwave.
“This is fucking ridiculous,” he said to the empty room.
With a rush of certainty that he hadn’t experienced in a long time, he moved over to the microwave. With a tug, he pulled off his wedding band and placed it on top of the solicitor’s letter.
Not stopping to think of the enormity of what he’d just done, he grabbed the bag of hot food and set off out of the house.
Grateful Hugh lived next door, Josh marched down his steps. If he’d had to travel any farther, he probably would have bottled it. As it stood, it only took a moment until he was pressing Jeannie’s doorbell.
When Hugh opened the door, his eyes widened.
“Josh.”
Josh held up the bag. “I can’t eat all this on my own. Besides, I don’t think either of us needs a sleepless night of worry.”
Hugh’s shocked face crumpled into his boyish grin that mainlined straight to Josh’s crotch.
“Sounds like a good idea. Come on in.”
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About the Author:
I have written for as long as I could write. In fact, before, when I would dictate to my auntie. I love to read, and I love to create worlds and characters.
I live in the English countryside. When I’m not writing, I like to get out there and think through the next scenario I’m going to throw my characters into.
Inspiration can be found anywhere, on a train, in a restaurant or in an office. I am always in search of the next character to find love in one of my stories. In a world of apps and online dating, it is important to remember love can be found when you least expect it.
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