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Caught in the whirlwind of a year-long renovation, Ed and Stede are on the brink of unveiling their new inn. With the finishing touches underway, a menacing storm brews on the horizon. While battening down the hatches, they're interrupted by two posh stragglers seeking refuge. However these stragglers aren't just any guests, they're familiar faces. As the storm rages outside, new connections are forged within.
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Due to a particularly nasty storm, Mary and Doug must stay the night at the Unicorn Inn, unaware of just who exactly is running it.
“MARY?!”, Ed’s partner yelled in return.
Mary, he had said.
Ed’s entire body froze on the spot, and he felt ill, and he couldn't turn around, he couldn't look, but at the same time, he needed to know. He tried to turn to them, but it's like he had been crucified to the wall.
“Oh my God! Stede!”, the woman said loudly – happily. She was happy to see him. Oh no. No no.
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Mary and Doug accidently end up on Ed and Stede's inn, and now Ed has to deal with that :) because I enjoy putting them in situations.
They’ve talked about Stede’s past enough that Ed knows that his parents and his ex-wife never made any kind of fuss over his birthday. Ed is going to change all that—he’s going to make a big fuss! Not a huge fuss, though. It’s early in their relationship, and he doesn’t want to scare Stede off. He’s pretty sure it’s too soon to propose or ask to move in together, even though he knows he’s all in on this beautiful, bitchy lunatic of a man.
Fortunately, Ed now knows just the gift to get for Stede. Something that will show that Ed cares for and listens to him. It’s perfect.
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Ed plans the perfect birthday for Stede. He makes a list and everything! But things do not go as planned....