Can the
geeky teacher moonlighting as a rock and roll metal god find the one man to see
both sides and want it all with him?
Ever
since Michael Jepsen walked into Cedarwood Elementary and spotted Niall
Grayson, he’s been hooked. He wants to explore every inch of the sexy third
grade teacher in all sorts of hot ways. But Michael has a secret—during the
summer months, he morphs into his alter ego, Bandit, and rocks stages all
across the country. Can he keep his job at the school, while living the rock
and roll lifestyle and snag the man of his dreams?
Niall
Grayson never thought he’d catch Michael’s eye. Becoming more than good friends
never crossed his mind. He’s not good at letting people into his private life
and he prefers to keep his heart guarded, but something about Michael makes him
want to open up. Will he be able to accept the different facets of Michael or
will the relationship fail before it gets started?
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“You’re gay?” Niall’s voice
cracked.
“You’re surprised?” Michael
forced himself to smile. “I don’t wear it on my sleeve, but I prefer cock to
pussy.”
“I’m shocked.” Niall settled in
his seat and let go of the wheel. “All the girls love you, and the moms all
line up to see you during conferences. Every time I look over there when you’re
with parents, you seem to enjoy the female adulation.” He turned the car off
and lowered his gaze. “Sorry. That’s rude. I assumed you were straight, and now
I’m bashing you.”
“You’re not the first to assume
and not the first to say what’s on your mind.” He debated what to say next. He
needed to move with caution. “I’m gay and I’m attracted to you.”
“And you want to go on a date
with me.” Niall finally looked at Michael. “I can’t believe you’re into me, but
I’m all for it.” He grinned, although the tips of his ears were red. “When? I’m
free pretty much every day once the staff meetings are over tomorrow.”
“How about Thursday night?” He’d
prefer Friday night, but he was supposed to be leaving Friday midmorning.
“I’m free Friday. We could go
then?”
“I’m busy on Friday.” He wanted
to tell Niall the truth, but he couldn’t. No way he’d disclose his secret yet.
“Another guy?” Niall lowered his
gaze again. “I should’ve known.”
“It’s not like that. I only date
one person at a time.” He eased his hand free from the carrier. “I’ve got a
second job, and I need to be at that Friday night.”
“Oh.” Niall covered his face with
his hands. “I’m so…sorry. I speak before I think, and it gets me into trouble.”
He glanced over at Michael. “What the hell? Why not?”
“You’re unsure.” Michael wanted
to keep questioning Niall, but they were late in getting the food to the other
staff members. “Clue me in after the meeting?”
“Don’t have to wait that long.”
Niall opened his car door. “I’m crap at dating. I’ve only had one boyfriend,
and we didn’t really…date.”
“All sex, all the time?” Not that
so much sex with Niall didn’t sound wonderful. He wanted to be the man tangled
up with Niall between the sheets.
“With Kurt when it was good, it
was great. When it was bad, it was over.” Niall shrugged. “If you’re willing to
give me a chance and to take things slow, we’ve got a shot.”
He grabbed Niall’s hand and
squeezed his friend’s fingers. He needed to act on instinct and not fight his
attraction to Niall. “Then let me give you a better perspective.” He leaned
across the console of the car and kissed his friend. Sparks shot through his
body, and his lips tingled. He never should’ve waited this long to give in to
his crush.
Niall moaned and opened to him,
allowing Michael to suck on his tongue.
Niall grabbed the front of
Michael’s shirt. He broke the connection first and gasped for breath. “I like
the new perspective.”
“That doesn’t have to be the only
kiss.” Michael rested his forehead against Niall’s. “Come over tonight.”
“After the meeting, I’m all yours.”
Niall let go of Michael, and when he climbed out of the car, he wobbled a bit.
He wandered around the front of the vehicle and grabbed the bags from between
Michael’s knees.
Michael didn’t bother to hide the
smile. This was the start of something great, and he couldn’t wait to get
through the meeting. He wanted so much more of Niall Grayson and in every way
possible.
When
she's not writing the stories in her head, Megan Slayer can be found
luxuriating in her hot tub with her two vampire Cabana boys, Javier, Luke and
Jeremy. She has the tendency to run a tad too far with her muse, so she has to
hide in the head of her alter ego, but the boys don't seem to mind.
When
she’s not obsessing over her whip collection, she can be found picking up her
kidlet from school. She enjoys writing in all genres, but writing about men in
love suits her fancy best. The cabana boys are willing to serve, unless she
needs them. She always needs them. So be nice to Javier or he will bite--on
command.
She
also masquerades under the name Wendi Zwaduk and is published through Loose ID
Publishing, Liquid Silver Books, MLR Press, Resplendence Publishing, Totally
Bound Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Changeling Press and Decadent Publishing.
Thank s for hosting me today. I'm glad to be here. Factoid about Both Sides Now: the characters are teachers. I used my experience as an art teacher for the book. Got questions about Both Sides Now? Just ask me.
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My pleasure Wendi! I love m/m romance and the secret identity plot makes it even more interesting!
DeleteAwesome. :-) I love the town of Cedarwood and am glad I got to create it, although I wish I hadn't gotten the speeding ticket that inspired it. :-)
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DeleteEnjoyed the excerpt, sounds like a terrific read, thanks for sharing and good luck!
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