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Drowning in Neptune's Pool

Jimmy Fassett’s band just broke up, but then he meets Landry Flannery, a truly gifted fiddle player. It doesn't hurt that Landry's a looker and has a bold pink stripe in his hair that drives Jimmy crazy. The two men jam together in the evenings -- banjo and fiddle -- and they hit it off. Soon, Jimmy wants to turn their budding friendship into something more, but Landry keeps putting obstacles in the way and inviting more and more people over to play. That’s not what Jimmy wants, so he walks away. Fate, however, isn't done with the two men. At the end of a festival where Landry's band was the headliner, Jimmy is forced to take Landry home because he's sloppy drunk. The two men argue the next morning, and Jimmy refuses anymore contact, until Landry forces the issue. Could things work out between the two men, after all?

J.D. Walker · LGBT+

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12 Chs

Chapter 6

“I…I didn’t realize this was so…I’m sorry, Jimmy. I thought we had something good, too.” He stared at me. “This isn’t because we didn’t get together, is it?”

I was stunned. “Really? That’s where your mind goes? No, Landry. It’s not. It would have been nice, sure. You’re a great looking guy and easy to be with. But I still would have stopped playing with you because it’s over the top, okay? It’s not what I was looking for.”

“That guy the other night, we have this off-and-on thing. It’s nothing serious, not really,” he said.

“And that’s fine. Your life is just way too complicated for me, Landry. I wish you luck.” I walked away from him, feeling his gaze on my back as I headed for the stairwell. It was all for the best, I told myself. I hoped I’d actually believe that, and soon.

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