The Lonely Drop

This was a short but sweet college-friends to adult-lovers story and though it was nice I just felt meh?

Nick and Kevin were friends in college where they bonded over being the “out” guys in the soccer team. Nick had a massive crush/true love on Kevin during college but refused to be another one night stand so on the last day of school he refuses Kevin's advances and walks out of his life. Fast forward ten years later and the two meet again at Nick's bar/restaurant in Asheville, N.C. when Kevin comes to town for work. Nick has alway regretted his decision but he still wants a deeper connection than lust to have sex .... and that's sort of were he lost me.

It just felt like Nick was a little judgy to the point of almost slut shaming and yet at one point he and Kevin go to a club and all bets are off, but of course he has the “tequila” excuse. I mean he made-out with Kevin at every opportunity and would then back off in a huff of “go about your one night stands slut” without ever really hearing what Kevin was saying. Nick came off as the virginal but sassy girl in historicals for whom the rogue earl must mend his philandering ways and come begging on bended knee.

The issues with Kevin's family are mentioned but then never explored while we get the whole Jenny story with her ex and kids when no one cared about that but ... oh yeah that whole bit of business just makes Nick all the more saintly good guy. Spare me.

Sorry this is a little ranty but though I appreciated and sort of liked the story I just found Nick annoying, a little like my vegan friends which is odd because he's a vegetarian. We never got to see or hear anything from Kevin's POV except for the final I have loved you since college, love you now, let's get married ending.

However the writing is very good and I do like Vanessa North so maybe this was a wrong story-wrong day kind of stuff.