Colin and Martin's Goodbye Christmas

By Drew Hunt

The fourth and final Colin and Martin Christmas story sees the two men leaving Yorkshire to begin new lives in Australia.

Martin Kellam has no qualms about saying goodbye to what remains of his family, while Colin’s parting gift to Martin’s brother is a well-deserved punch in the nose.

Before leaving, the two men have one final Christmas in London with Colin’s parents, who are pulling out all the stops to make it an occasion to remember.

Martin enjoys teasing his husband. He knows Colin can never resist going in search of presents before Christmas Day. As this is their last winter Christmas, Martin boxes up a lump of coal and puts it somewhere where Colin will find it.

The festivities are brought to an abrupt halt when Colin’s mother reveals disturbing news that throws Colin and Martin’s emigration plans into turmoil.

Despite Martin’s much-needed comfort and reassurance, Colin is torn between family obligation and the future he and Martin have longed for. Can Martin show him that he can have both?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Dec 2, 2012
• ISBN: 9781611523973

Drew Hunt

Having read all the decent free fiction on the net Drew could find, he set out to try his hand at writing something himself. Fed up reading about characters who were super-wealthy, impossibly handsome, and incredibly well-endowed, Drew determined to make his characters real and believable.Drew lives a quiet life in the north of England with his cat. Someday he hopes to meet the kind of man he writes about. Readers can contact him at [e-mail].

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Colin and Martin’s Goodbye Christmas

By Drew Hunt

Published by JMS Books LLC

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Copyright 2012 Drew Hunt

ISBN 9781611523973

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Colin and Martin’s Goodbye Christmas

By Drew Hunt

Colin Rogers flexed the fingers of his right hand before replacing them on the steering wheel.

Still sore? Martin Kellam asked.

A bit. Colin examined the reddened and puffy knuckles. At least the skin wasn’t broken.

Martin was blind, but Colin had long ago come to recognise that they were so attuned to each other, Martin often knew what Colin was thinking or doing.

You shouldn’t have hit him, Martin said, shaking his head.

Colin grunted. He’d put up with Bob’s snide comments for long enough. Even though Bob and Martin were brothers, they couldn’t be more different. Where Martin was kind and generous, Bob was mean-spirited and always angry.

Earlier that day they’d dropped off Christmas gifts for Martin’s nieces. The girls had been at a friend’s house and Martin had believed that his brother would be at work. He hadn’t, and it had taken less than a minute for Bob’s hateful remarks to start.

They’d always avoided the guy as much as they could, and when that was impossible, Colin had always managed to keep his mouth shut and his fists by his sides. But Bob’s parting comment of, at least once you’re in Australia there’ll be two less limp-wristed queers walking the streets had been the last straw. Colin had delivered a roundhouse punch to Bob’s face, feeling the satisfying crunch of Bob’s nose under his knuckles.

My wrists are strong enough to drop you to the floor.

As long as he lived, Colin would never forget the total look of shock on Bob’s face as he picked himself up off the carpet.

Colin flexed his right hand on the wheel once again. "He deserved