Just Hear Me (Based on The Father Project by Tooji)
By L. A. Witt
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Five years ago, Darius awoke to an empty bed. He’s never forgotten Jordan, though, and now he wants to face the man—now a priest—who broke his heart.
Jordan has tried to put his sinful past behind him and focus on his duties as a clergyman. The only problem is that even half a decade later, he’s haunted by his feelings for the man he wasn’t supposed to love.
When Darius confronts Jordan, it’s a disaster. But it might also be the beginning of the second chance both men desperately need...
This 11,000 word short story is based on The Father Project by Tooji, and written/sold with permission. All royalties from Just Hear Me fund a short film project being produced by Tooji and the author. Any surplus (or monies received after the film’s production) will be donated to an LGBT charity of the author’s choosing.
L. A. Witt
L.A. Witt is the author of Back Piece. She is a M/M romance writer who has finally been released from the purgatorial corn maze of Omaha, Nebraska, and now spends her time on the southwestern coast of Spain. In between wondering how she didn’t lose her mind in Omaha, she explores the country with her husband, several clairvoyant hamsters, and an ever-growing herd of rabid plot bunnies.
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Just Hear Me (Based on The Father Project by Tooji) - L. A. Witt
Just Hear Me
Written by L.A. Witt
Based on the Father Project by Tooji
Copyright Information
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
First edition
Copyright © 2016 L.A. Witt
Editor: Jules Robin
Cover Art by Lori Witt
Images from The Father Project provided by Tooji and used with permission.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher, and where permitted by law. Reviewers may quote brief passages in a review. To request permission and all other inquiries, contact L.A. Witt at gallagherwitt@gmail.com
Table of Contents
Author’s Note
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
About the Author
Author’s Note
This short story was inspired by The Father Project. While Tooji has given me permission to write it, and has provided some input along the way, he has graciously let me have free rein to interpret and portray the characters and story as I see fit. Any shortcomings are mine.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Tooji for allowing me to write this story and to use images from the video for the cover. The Father Project is a beautiful piece of film, and it has been a tremendous honor and a pleasure to interpret it in this medium.
From a fan and a friend—thank you.
Chapter 1
The church must have been centuries old. It was huge and imposing, looming above the modern street with high walls built from stacks of cold gray stone like a fortress. It seemed less like a house of worship and more like a barrier meant to keep out enemies and evil while nestling the flock safely inside.
Any other day, Darius would’ve walked right by without giving the building a second look. Normally, he’d have no business in a place like that, and even today’s biting autumn wind wouldn’t be enough to drive him inside.
But this church had taken something from him, and he was here not necessarily to reclaim it, but to ask why.
Why did I wake up alone that day?
Why didn’t you say goodbye?
Why, Jordan?
Darius’s gaze slid toward the sign on the wrought iron gate. It probably had all the usual pertinent details—the church’s name and denomination. Service times. Maybe a notice about an upcoming wedding or a baptism. Some piece of scripture meant to inspire love or fear or whatever it was the church wanted from people these days. Anything else a church felt the need to broadcast on a yellowing sign.
None of that registered in Darius’s mind. The only letters that made it from his eyes to his brain made his fists clench inside the long sleeves of his coat.
Fr. Jordan Solheim.
Below that:
All Welcome.
He snorted. Yeah, right. Something told him All didn’t include long lost skeletons from the good vicar’s closet.
Well, Darius hadn’t expected to feel welcome. He’d come here for answers, not warmth. After five long years, he’d made it this far, and he wasn’t turning back until he had