Leather and Tea in London by K.L. Noone
For Rebecca, who’s been there since the beginning,
and for J.M., for boundless editorial patience!
Chapter 1
Traveling with his husband, Ben decided—as he’d decided many times before—had to rank among the most excruciating experiences of his life. More unpleasant than hostile guns in his face. More frustrating than governmental bureaucracy. Just worse.
It wasn’t even Simon’s fault. That was the other problem. Kept him rather definitively from being able to mention all the worse.
Simon himself was unfailingly polite and kind to harried flight attendants and calm about every airport-related gate-change and delay. Simon flew first class—Ben did too, or at least had when Agency money had paid for it—and appreciated good service, which naturally ext
