O.B. Benson knows that, as a gay baseball player, his only chance to keep from being shut out of the Major Leagues is to stay as far from the public eye as possible. His low profile is threatened when the team manager insists O.B. take part in a TV interview to help boost lagging fan support.<br><br>Avery Turner, TV reporter, is handsome, fit, and definitely pushes O.B.'s libido into high gear. He’s also out -- something O.B.'s situation doesn’t allow. And Avery believes in monogamous commitment -- something O.B. cannot identify with. But when Avery delivers a curveball to the catcher, O.B. doesn’t know how to handle it.<br><br>When O.B.'s interview is aired, he’s forced to evaluate his life of meaningless one night stands. Can O.B. and Avery work out their differences and build a winning team, or will O.B. strike out?

Major League Shutout

Settling himself on the couch, he pressed the answer button. “Hi,” he said.


“Hi,” Avery returned. “Just calling to see if you did all right this morning?”


“Yeah, fine, thanks,” O.B. answered.


“Was that breakfast enough for you?”


“Yeah, sure. It was great,” O.B. answered again.


Avery was silent for a few seconds before saying, “Is something wrong?”


Realizing blaming Avery for fate intervening in his life was stupid, O.B. said, “I’m sorry. Nothing to do with you. Well, yeah, maybe it kinda is.” He laughed ruefully. “But I sorta got recognized a buncha times at the store on the way home.”


O.B. could tell from Avery’s tone that he truly felt bad.


“Guess I’ll have to confine my sexual escapades to your apartment,” O.B. said with a rueful laugh.


“Would that be all that bad? I thought we hit it off pretty well last night.”


Chapter 16