The Positions of Love

By J.M. Snyder

Matt and Vic have been living together almost a year now, and this is their first Christmas. Not a big fan of the holiday, Vic is unsure what to buy his lover. Matt gives him two guidelines to go by -- the gift must be under $50, and must be something sexual, because Vic has some time off during the holidays and Matt plans to spend that time together.


When Vic's boss asks him to play Santa at the company Christmas party, Vic wants to say "no." But the enticement of more time off after Christmas -- time he'll be able to spend with Matt -- sweetens the deal. It's shaping up to be a wonderful holiday season after all ... if he can only find the perfect present for his lover.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Jan 2, 2011
• ISBN: 9781611520491

J.M. Snyder

An author of gay erotic romance, J.M. Snyder began self-publishing gay erotic fiction in 2002. Since then, Snyder has worked with several e-publishers, most notably Amber Allure Press and eXcessica Publishing.Snyder’s short fiction has appeared online at Ruthie’s Club, Tit-Elation, Eros Monthly, and Amazon Shorts, as well as in anthologies released by Alyson Books, Cleis Press, and others.For more book excerpts, free fiction, and purchasing information, please visit http://jmsnyder.net.

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The Positions of Love

By J.M. Snyder

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The Positions of Love

The Positions of Love

By J.M. Snyder

As a bus driver for the City of Richmond, Vic Braunson was used to working odd shifts and the occasional holiday or two. When the roster came around, asking for volunteers to work the day after Thanksgiving, he signed up—his lover, Matt diLorenzo, had already warned Vic he had to be at the gym that day, and Vic saw no need to take time off if Matt weren’t home to share it. A swim instructor at a gym in the West End, Matt had scheduled a crew to come in that Friday while the gym was closed to clean out the Olympic-sized swimming pool, and he had to be there to supervise them. So Vic put his name down on the roster, and would take an extra day off at Christmas to make up for it.

He’d forgotten the day after Thanksgiving was only the busiest shopping day of the year.

His shift started at seven in the morning; when he left the house at six thirty, the streets were already jammed with cars. Weekdays never saw so much traffic, and most businesses were closed for the long weekend holiday—where everyone came from, Vic had no clue. After ten minutes of riding his brakes, he growled as he zoomed through a yellow light and cut off a tractor trailer in his haste to take the turn onto the interstate, hoping to get out of the mess. But he only managed a few miles before he found himself once again ensnared in a bumper-to-bumper gridlock. Leaning on his car horn, he muttered under his breath, "What the fuck?"

He turned on the radio, hoping for a traffic report. Only when the DJ mentioned Black Friday did he realize where all the cars were going—shopping. With a groan, he leaned his head back and stared at the dome light on the ceiling as he tried not to scream in frustration.

He was going to be late.

And if he were too late, that meant someone else would be called in to work his shift, and that meant no extra day in December. He already had plans for Christmas—plans that included long, uninterrupted days in bed with Matt, no clothing, no troubles, nothing but tender kisses and hot sex. I’ve got a special present for you, Matt kept telling him, with a wicked gleam in his eye that suggested to Vic exactly what type of gift it might be.

Now that he had someone to share them with, Vic found himself looking forward to the holidays.

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Earlier that morning, before either of them had left for work, Matt brought up the gift again. We’ll unplug the phones and lock the door from Friday night through the day after Christmas, Matt told him. No one will disturb us.

Sipping his coffee at the dining room table, Vic grunted. He couldn’t quite match Matt’s enthusiasm this early—at quarter to six, he was lucky to be out of bed. Being awake was another matter altogether.

But his lover enjoyed teasing him in the morning. When he didn’t answer immediately, Matt came up behind him and murmured into his ear, I know what you’re thinking.

At the warm breath that curled through him, all coherent thought disappeared. Vic leaned back