The Best Gift

Chapter 1 Malcolm Rowland pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant where he was to meet his boyfriend, Jordan Castillo, for lunch. In the passenger seat next to him sat his best friend since forever, Dustin Jones. At the moment, as Malcolm searched for a parking space not a billion miles from their destination, Dusty pretended to play the drums to the loud pounding rock music blaring from the radio. “Yo, how about that one?” Dusty pointed, pausing only briefly in his performance. Malcolm sped down the aisle, making sure to reach the precious space before some old lady snagged it who was taking her dog to be groomed at the groomer’s shop next store. He pulled in with a squeal of his tires and shut off the engine. “Easy, dude, we’re not late or anything.” Dusty unsnapped his seat b