Devil at the Door: Queer Ghost Stories, #11
By Foxglove Lee
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Jack and Ren never thought life could be so perfect. Perfect husband, perfect kids, perfect house. Life is beautiful… until a mysterious knock at the door sends chills down their spines. There's a dark force at work, and it's got murderous intentions. Can the men save their family before an evil entity destroys everything they hold dear?
Queer Ghost Stories are standalone tales that can be read in any order. Download "Devil at the Door" today!
Foxglove Lee
Foxglove’s fiction has been called SPECTACULAR by Rainbow Reviews and UNFORGETTABLE by USA Today!Foxglove Lee is a former aspiring Broadway Baby who now writes fiction for children, teens and young adults. She tries not to be too theatrical, but her characters often take over. Her debut novel, Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye, is set in the 80s and features an evil doll!
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Devil at the Door - Foxglove Lee
Devil at the Door
from the
Queer Ghost Stories
series
By Foxglove Lee
Chapter 1
WHEN JACK SET FOOT in the new house, the first words out of his mouth were, It couldn’t be more perfect.
Ren came up beside him, tossed one arm around his shoulder and said, For what we paid, I expect perfection and then some. I expect perfection with a cherry on top.
The kids came running in just as Ren planted a sweet kiss on Jack’s lips.
Eww, they’re kissing!
Charlotte cried.
Her little brother echoed, Eww! Kissing!
What’s wrong with kissing?
Jack asked the kids.
It’s yucky!
Charlotte replied.
Yeah, yucky!
Simon joined in.
Dropping to his knees, Jack grabbed hold of his daughter, making her squirm and holler and peal with laughter. When she arched her head back, he planted a big wet smackeroo on her cheek. The little girl exploded with the most gleeful giggles Ren had ever heard.
Sometimes Ren felt a jealous of his husband. Jack could show the kids affection so freely. Ren couldn’t manage it. Sure, they were both Dads to Charlotte and Simon, but the kids would always be Jack’s flesh and blood. Never his. It created a barrier. Maybe only in his mind, but that was enough to keep him a little restrained.
That was enough.
IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG before they’d moved in all their old stuff, and bought more on top of that. After living with Jack’s mother for two years, their possessions weren’t exactly plentiful. They needed a ton of new furniture to fill all these rooms. Money went flying out of their wallets left and right, but Jack was convinced it would all be worth it.
Raise the kids in a good school district. Live a peaceful life.
They could afford it. Why not?
Never in his life did Ren think he’d wind up living in a mansion. This was the sort of house you saw in movies. Home Alone. Huge, gorgeous, high-end suburban. A black kid from the wrong side of the tracks never believes he’ll be able to afford a house this huge, and in this neighbourhood.
Imagines it, yes. Believes it, no.
A huge house. A husband. Two kids. All he needed was the golden retriever and life would be perfect.
They already had the white picket fence.
Well, the kids are down,
Jack said, yawning as he stepped into the bedroom.
Ren was already under the covers. He felt a little guilty for re-watching Breaking Bad on his tablet while Jack got the kids to sleep.
But not guilty enough.
Charlotte got me to read the turtle book three times. Oh, that kid! She makes me do the voices and everything, and they have to be exactly the same each time.
Ren reluctantly pushed pause and pulled out his earbuds. He was so close to the end of this episode. Sure he’d seen it before, but the pull of fiction was so strong, these days. So, so strong.
How do they like having their own rooms?
Ren asked, to show that he was interested in the kids, even if he didn’t take as much of a hands-on approach as Jack did.
Jack made a face. Well, Simon’s in there with his sister, so I’d say they’re still adjusting.
Does Charlotte mind?
Nah, I don’t think so. They’re used to being together, those two. Anyway, at six and four? They’re not ready for privacy yet.
Ren nodded. He wasn’t exactly an expert when it came to child development.
He put in his earbuds when Jack stepped into the bathroom, and got to the end of the episode before his husband emerged.
Boy, am I beat,
Jack said, flopping into bed. I would sure love to sleep in, just one day, just once. But when you’ve got kids, morning comes early.
I’ll make their breakfast,
Ren offered, knowing full-well his resolve would weaken once the alarm went off.
Really?
Jack asked. His eyes were already shut. That’d be great. That’d be...
Just as Jack started slipping into sleep, there was a knock at the door. It wasn’t what you’d call loud, but it had a certain resonance, enough that he jolted upright. What was that?
"Someone’s at the