About Tuesday's Rubies
by CB Potts
35 pages
/ 10000 words
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Matt's a rockhound. If there's a gem out there, he can find it. South African Diamonds, Kenyan Opals, Carnelians you wouldn't believe. So when his latest adventure brings him to Afghanistan he's hoping he'll find the most precious gem of all: Something to make Sean really love him.
He and Sean have been a good team, making money and garnering academic acclaim all over the world. The one thing Matt can’t seem to do is get Sean to see him as anything but a means to an end, in their dealings with stones, or in their personal life. When Matt meets Parker, the big bodyguard they hire to help them navigate the countryside, he sees just what he’s been missing. But will Sean get them all killed in the meantime?
Sample
Saturday
Albany, New York, United States
“What’ve you got there?” Sean asked, stopping to pour himself a cup of coffee before sitting down. “Big, fat book contract?”
I looked up at him and smiled, the sight of his long frame folded carefully into my tiny kitchen more of a pick-me-up than any cup of java could ever be.
“No. It’s from the University of Seoul.” The heavy ivory pages fluttered to the table. “They want me to come lecture on those new South American jade deposits.”
“Mmm. That’s probably a pretty prestigious gig.”
“It is.”
“And profitable, no doubt.”
“I’m not complaining.” Honesty forced me to glance at the figure printed on the offer. “You probably would, though."
Sean chuckled. “I always complain. So you’ve decided to take the plunge, then? Going to throw yourself back into academia?"
“You’ve got something better for me than life in an ivory tower?”
He smiled, a Cheshire curl distorting the careful cut of his black goatee. “Might.”
“Tell me.” That twinkle in his eye always signaled adventure, and patience has never been my best attribute.
“Rubies.” Sean lifted his hips out of his chair just high enough to fish a small stone from his pocket. It glistened on the table between us, a rough scarlet gem. “Afghani rubies, to be exact.”