A Bid For Love

sure?"
    "Darlin', I was sure before I spent every dime I had to lure you to Italy. You just make me more certain every day I did exactly the right thing for a change."
    Some of the panic dissipated, though he couldn't seem to get his hands to stop trembling. "In that case..." He held the ring up so Scott could see it, the black band inlaid with yellow gold. "I saw it in a shop in Portofino and thought of you. Friend, colleague, lover, you've always been the golden light in my darkness." He felt his face warm at the bright glow in his lover's eyes. "Be mine, Scott. In every way we can, always."
    The band slid on, a perfect fit to Scott's finger. "Always." Scott's fingers clenched, as if holding the ring safe on his hand for an instant before he reached to cradle Asher's face. "Never had anything that felt better than this." That big form pressed close, warm bone and muscle against Asher. "I want to sign that paper. I want to spend my days with you here in this house or any other place you want to be. I don't give a shit about your will, honey. I hope I never have to know what's in it because losing you will kill me. I know that now. I can't go through my life without you. Not now I know what it's like to have you."
    "Well, I certainly don't plan on going anywhere, sweetheart." Asher found his hands warm and steady against Scott's waist. "Not after you went to so much trouble to catch me in the first place. But I do want you to know...when we retire, there's a villa in Italy just waiting for us to find it. And a sailboat." He smiled over sweet satin lips. "Not a bad outcome of that auction, after all."

T. D. McKinney And Terry Wylis

    Growing up on the American Gulf Coast, T. D. McKinney gained a great appreciation for all things Southern and a fascination with what the community around her. There is very little she doesn't find interesting whether it's art, music, history, vampires, web design, or forensic science. Everything is there to be explored, investigated, and attempted at least once. This trait often carries over into her writing. She loves exploring characters that are not afraid to take a risk or step outside the constraints of society or family. And if the character doesn't want to take that chance, she likes creating situations that require they do so.
    T. D. lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of north Texas with her husband and young daughter. In her spare time, she studies criminal profiling and shares her husband's interest in vampires, the internet, science fiction, collecting swords, and all things Japanese.
    You can email T. D. at [email protected] or visit her website at www.tdmckinney.com.
    Terry Wylis is a working writer living in Utah with her family. You can email her at [email protected].
    Catch us on Facebook! We're listed as "Terry Wylis & T. D. McKinney."

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