Our Last Date by Kristen Wyatt

Title:  Our Last Date
Author:  Kristen Wyatt
Publisher:  Dreamspinner Press
Publisher link: Our Last Date
Goodreads link:  Our Last Date
Rating:  4 out of 5

Note:  This title is part of the First Time For Everything Daily Dose collection for 2011

Review:
This story surprised me a little bit...and honestly, it was in a good way.

I was unprepared for the humor that infused the story.  The daughter was cute as hell, and funny enough to hold her own with two humorous dads.  There are some pretty good banter moments, and jokes galore.

But this short is not just fluff; there is some meat to the story.  The premise is a flashback to the first (or "last", which needs to be understood in context of the story, so I'll refrain from explaining and spoiling) date.  The date itself was actually pretty well done, broken up by jumps to the present that broke up the action and lent itself to some funny commentary.  A drunken hookup and date setup for the day after is a funny idea, and leads to some comic moments.  I wish the author would have played a little more with the fact that they didn't know each other, specifically that moment when they first meet again face to face.  Despite that, though, the story is well done.

A couple of niggles...the comedy, while pretty hilarious, is also pretty constant throughout.  All of the characters are funny, almost to the point where I had to reread a couple places because I lost track of who said what...they're "voices" were that similar.  Also, some more serious moments might have made the humor have a little more punch at times.  I also wanted to see more affection between the dads...we see some kisses in the past, and a brief moment of cuddling in the present, but other than that there are only a smattering of some affectionate looks and that's it.

Having said that, I do like the family dynamic here.  Families are always a hit with me, and gay dads with a kid or kids is always interesting.  I would like to know more about them, and see them more...the kid is a riot, and I want to know how she came to exist, and how they're married, and what happened with their careers (they both started out as actors).  Also, the author mentions Nate was leaving for New York (from LA) shortly after the first date, but they never explain what happened.  Did he go?  Did they do a long-distance relationship for a while?  There was mention of two years in there, but it was unclear if they kept in contact or not, or even if Nate was in NYC or LA.

As for recommendations...this is a solid "read it soon", and if you like family dynamics or humor in your m/m fiction..."read it ASAP" :)