I liked this a lot. Billy's been returning on the sly to his former lovers' home to relish in the physical memories of his lovers, their cologne, clothes, and bed. His sorrow is close to the skin as he feels unworthy of being with his lovers, Doug and Roger, since he went to prison and in his mind failed them. But love has a way of bringing you home, no matter what. The feelings Billy holds within are so strong they lead out of the pages at you. I cried, I smiled, I loved with them. A thoroughly enjoyable short read. This free short starts with Billy, who sneaks into his ex-lover’s apartment when he’s out for dinner with his current live-in and he wears his lover’s clothes and masturbates in their bed, then sneaks out again. He still loves his ex, but feels he did something so horrible that there is no way to fix things, so contents himself with being close this way, knowing that eventually he’ll get over it.However this Friday something goes wrong. The men arrive back home while he’s still there, and with no time to escape he hides under the bed, mortified, and a bit turned on, to know they will be having sex right over top of his hiding place. At this point I was feeling very awkward and squicked out a bit. He really seemed kind of stalker creepy, and being trapped in the room with them, well, I just couldn’t find a way out of this one that wouldn’t be really weird and porno-esque.However, I’m not going to go into a lot of detail, because I think finding how that works out is part of the joy of this story. Yes, he’s discovered, and it seems his weekly forays have not gone unnoticed by the other men who confront him then and there. What I appreciated most about this story was the layers it held. You think you know the facts, and then something else is revealed, and you are sure you now know the whole story, oh wait, there’s some other little piece of information you are given. It just keeps going and going until you are stripped down to the real story, not Billy’s interpretation of things which is whose point of view you are in.I went from feeling awkward and creepy about the whole set-up, to a warm fuzzy when I got to the very satisfying conclusion. I liked how my emotions and feelings changed over the course of the short story, that I could start out feeling one way and then end up at the other end of the spectrum. So if you’re in the mood for a hot, it is hot, but sweet story with a lot of heart, it’s a great choice. And of course it’s free, so you really have nothing to lose giving this one a try.
What do You think about The Break-In (2011)?
Got to be five stars..loved this...a sweet short story that just tugs at your heart x
—nazi
