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Saving Noah [MultiFormat]
by Carol Lynne, Cash Cole
Category: Erotica/Gay-Lesbian Erotica/Romance
Description:   Dexter Krispin arrived in the small Kansas town of Schicksal with one thing on his mind: finishing his doctorial thesis. He hoped getting away from his hectic life in Pittsburgh would allow him to concentrate on the long overdue paper and forget about his last lover. Lifelong Schicksal resident, Noah Stoffel, has managed to keep his sexuality a secret. After one look at the dark-haired newcomer, he knew his life in the sleepy town would never be the same. But for years, the residents of Schicksal have been hiding a horrific secret, one that takes Dexter mere days to uncover and expose...a secret that could destroy-or heal-them all. [WARNING: This title features strong sexual situations that may be offensive to some readers, including but not limited to: explicit depiction of sexual intercourse, same-sex partners (m/m)and graphic sexual language.]
eBook Publisher: Resplendence Publishing, LLC, 2009
Books By Dames Release Date: October 2009
 
21 Reader Ratings:
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: eReader (PDB) [139 KB], ePub (EPUB) [155 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [99 KB], Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [462 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [110 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [156 KB], Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [161 KB], hiebook (KML) [292 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [196 KB], iSilo (PDB) [91 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [115 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [174 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [156 KB]
Words: 34387
Reading time: 98-137 min.
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Chapter One
Noah Stoffel balanced the case of motor oil on his knee as he opened the door. "I'll see you later in the week, Mr. Moody."
"Sure thing," George Moody called out from the back of the hardware store.
Noah lifted the box over the rusted side of the white pickup and turned toward Ruby's Diner. He walked across the street without even bothering to check for cars. In a town the size of Schicksal, Kansas, a person could probably take a nap in the center of Main Street and not be bothered for hours.
He knew living in a town with a population of two-hundred thirty-one would bother most folks, but Noah loved his little corner of the world. He stopped in front of Ruby's and wiped his feet on the bright floral welcome mat before walking inside.
"Afternoon, Miss Ruby," he hollered.
Noah was surprised to see a stranger in one of the five booths. He continued to the front counter and sat on one of the red, cracked vinyl stools. When he was a boy, his father used to bring him to Ruby's for an ice cream soda every Saturday night after a week full of chores.
Ruby strolled out of the kitchen, the ever-present yellow number two lead pencil stuck in her beehive hairdo, with a plate of that day's special in one hand and a big glass of sweet tea in the other.
"Be with you in a second, sugar," Ruby greeted.
Noah hated to seem nosey, but he couldn't help himself. It was rare to see a stranger in town, especially one about his own age and as good-looking as any of those guys on TV. He studied the man out of the corner of his eye as he pretended to look out the front window.
Ruby talked to the man for several seconds before she turned back to Noah. "What can I do for you today?"
"Thought I'd take Momma home one of those banana cream pies she likes so much. She hasn't been eatin' like she should, so I'm hoping to entice her," he said with a grin.
"She's still poorly?" Ruby asked as she took a pie out of the glass-fronted refrigerator beside the cash register.
"Yeah." Noah hated the idea of his mother getting older.
After his father passed away, almost six years ago, his mom was the only family he had left. She used to do fine helping Noah work their small farm, but her health took a turn going on four years ago, which left most of the work to him. Not that he minded. Noah enjoyed working in the garden and making sure the cows got fed, but he often wondered if the old farm was just too much for them nowadays.
He'd broached the subject of selling the farm one night and had been met with absolute silence. Noah hadn't mentioned it again, but that didn't mean he didn't think about it.
Ruby set the boxed pie in front of him.
"How much do I owe you?" Noah asked as he dug out the wallet he'd made in Boy Scouts years earlier.
"No charge if ya bring me some of those pecans I know you've got laying around at your grove."
Noah knew Ruby was just being nice. Most of the town knew the Stoffel farm wasn't what it used to be. Most months he'd been forced to do odd-jobs for people just to make ends meet.
In the past, his momma had made quite a nice bit of side money picking up pecans from their small grove and shelling them for folks in town. Now with her back hurting the way it was, she could barely get out of bed most days.
"I've got to harvest some corn in the next couple of days, but I could sure bring you some in on Thursday, if that'd be soon enough?"
"Thursday sounds just fine," Ruby answered.
Noah lifted the box into his arms. He leaned over the counter and whispered to Ruby, "Who's the new guy?"
"Oh, you two haven't met? Well it's about time we fixed that, wouldn't ya say?"
Ruby grabbed Noah's hand and dragged him over toward the table. "Dexter Krispin, I'd like you to meet Noah Stoffel. Dex is Mayor Edwards' nephew from Pittsburgh. He's here visiting for a few weeks."
Noah set the pie back on the counter and walked over to shake Dex's hand. "Pittsburg? Kansas?"
"No. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
"Oh. Can't say's I've ever been that far east. I went to St. Louis when I was a senior in high school for the regional science fair, but I think that's about as far away from home as I've been. Well, not counting college. I was enrolled at Iowa State, but I only got to attend classes for a couple months before I was needed back here at home."
Noah realized he was still shaking Dex's hand and grudgingly pulled away. He wondered if Dex or Ruby had noticed the way the front of his jeans had begun to fill out. Being homosexual in the town the size of his wasn't really an option.
He assumed townsfolk chalked his lack of dating up to the fact there were few single women in the area, and most of them were more interested in barrel racing or getting the hell out of town than hooking up.
"It was nice to meet you," Dex said, once again taking his seat.
"You, too," Noah agreed as he went back and picked up his pie. He was sure his face was flushed. Despite his being in the sun on a daily basis, Noah's German heritage didn't really allow for a tan of any kind. He usually burned and pealed several times during the summer, only to be left with the same pale skin and blond hair he'd started with.
His gaze perused Dex once more. Dex didn't seem to have tanning issues. The man looked nothing like Cora Edwards. With his dark brown hair and eyes, Dex didn't look at all like the porcelain-skinned, silver-haired mayor. And Noah was positive Cora didn't have those fantastic dimples in her cheeks. Noah's tongue tingled at the thought of swirling it around inside those cute depressions.
"I'd better get this home," Noah said.
"Okay, sugar, drive safe," Ruby called out.
Dex turned back to his dinner and Noah almost stumbled over a chair as he watched the gorgeous man lick the fried chicken drippings from his fingers. He prayed he'd be able to get the pie and himself home safely.
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