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

But now, as the effects of the beers at the restaurant abated and his overactive libido cooled following the great sex he’d just had, the memories of the events of the day came flooding back, along with a distinct sense of confusion.


He thought back to just after the game when he’d wanted to talk with Avery. He felt he had to be so covert in doing so that he panicked if he thought anyone was watching. Then he remembered Neil’s homophobic comments.


Chapter 24