Nobody Else's

By Nell Iris

Mars enters Pisces, giving Beckett Cooper the opportunity to assert himself when it comes to a secret infatuation; his best friend’s younger brother Levi. But can Beckett trust what’s in front of him and be brave enough to take what he wants?

With Venus in Virgo, people usually become more reserved, but Levi Byrne always takes the opposite road of what’s expected of him. So, instead of pulling back, he reaches out for a man he’s been interested in for years; Beckett Cooper.

Is it the celestial bodies aligning to bring together two people destined for each other? Or is it a simple tale of boy meets boy, boy likes boy, and boy wants to kiss boy? Do Beckett and Levi even care, or are they too busy getting to know each other ... and falling in love?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Jun 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781634866712

Nell Iris

Nell is a forty-something bisexual Swedish woman, married to the love of her life, and a proud mama of a grown daughter. She left the Scandinavian cold and darkness for warmer and sunnier Malaysia a few years ago, and now spends her days writing, surfing the Internet, enjoying the heat, and eating good food. One day she decided to chase her lifelong dream of being a writer, sat down in front of her laptop, and wrote a story about two men falling in love. Nell writes gay romance, prefers sweet over angst, and wants to write diverse and different characters.

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Nobody Else’s

By Nell Iris

Published by JMS Books LLC at Smashwords

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Copyright 2018 Nell Iris

ISBN 9781634866712

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Published in the United States of America.

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Sometimes someone comes into your life at just the right moment, making you wonder how you could ever have lived without them. That has happened to me twice in my writing career now and I feel lucky. Thank you, Addison and Kris.

My eternal love for my family. As always.

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Nobody Else’s

By Nell Iris

Chapter 1: Beckett

Hi, Becks. What’s so funny?

I looked up from my phone and was met by my best friend’s smiling face. Matt. You’re late. I gave him a mock frown to remind him about my opinion on people not being on time, but my smile lingered and negated my actions.

I know. Sorry. But I had to rescue him— Matt pointed his thumb over his shoulder, from the Hell Sisters, and it took a while.

I glanced over his shoulder to see who he was referring to just as the ‘he’ in question scowled and lightly punched Matt’s upper arm.

Sorry, bro. Matt threw himself down on the chair across from me. To me, he said, I’m not allowed to call them Hell Sisters even though they’d make Lucifer seem well behaved.

Matt’s company joined us at the table and I swallowed. Hard.

Levi Byrne. Matt’s little brother. Or one of them at least; the Byrne family consisted of eleven kids, Matt being the eldest.

And Levi…Levi was three years younger than us and the spitting image of Matt. Except that Levi was cute. Heartstoppingly cute. His nose was maybe a little too long for his face and his hairline showed signs of receding at the tender age of twenty-three. But none of that mattered. When I looked into his eyes, every blemish disappeared and all I could see was kindness. He had the gentlest eyes I’d ever seen, in a deep caramel brown as if made from dark muscovado sugar. Sometimes I thought I could detect a twinkle of mischief in them, but it could be my imagination. Levi was the quiet sibling. When all the other Byrne-kids spoke louder to make themselves heard in a sea of voices, Levi did the complete opposite. He grew silent.

I’d had a crush on him for years, but he was Matt’s little brother, and besides…what would he see in someone like me?

I pulled in my stomach and sat a little straighter. Not that it helped. My belly couldn’t be hidden.

Becks! Where’d you go?

Huh? I blinked and turned my attention to Matt. Sorry.

Whatever. You gonna tell me what was so funny just now?

We were interrupted by the waitress before I had time to answer. For a second, I considered ordering something healthy, like one of those fancy avocado sourdough sandwiches that were so popular. But Matt would have a million questions if I did, and I’d always been a terrible liar and would never be able to fool him. So, I ordered my usual: a stack of pancakes with half a pig’s worth of bacon on the side, and their biggest mug of hot chocolate to top it off.

After taking our orders, the waitress brought our drinks and Matt asked again what I’d been laughing about when they arrived.

What’s your sign? I asked.

Matt downed a big gulp of coffee, yelped, and started fanning his mouth. Levi smiled at me and shook his head. Matt never learned.

Your birthday is in July. You’re…what? Cancer? I asked when he’d calmed down.

Oh! I guess.

I woke up the screen on my phone, cleared my throat, and read out loud. Until the end of the year, Jupiter continues to bring fullness to your life in the areas of creativity and romance, and this influence is extra strong tonight. So maybe take what your boyfriend offers this evening and leave the extra-large dildo in the drawer for once. You’ll be stuffed enough tonight without it.

Matt’s eyes grew wider and wider as I read until I feared they would pop out of his head. When I finished, he stared at me as if I had emerged from the depths of Hell. Dude! What the eff? he choked out.

I glanced at Levi. His face flamed bright red and he bit his lip, looking everywhere except at me or Matt.

What the heck are you reading? Matt rubbed his ears as if he was trying to erase what he just heard.

I held up my phone and showed him.

QX—your guide to all things LGBTQ+

Matt squinted and turned to Levi. You programmed that site, didn’t you?

Levi nodded. He was a computer wizard and had started programming almost before he could