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

Bob threw a couple of bills on the bar and turned for the door. O.B. followed. Once in the parking lot, Bob asked, “You got wheels?”


Bob didn’t say anything, just walked across the lot to a minivan that fairly screamed “family man.” O.B. smiled as he hopped in on the passenger side and buckled his seatbelt.


Bob didn’t ask the usual “My place or yours”He just pulled out of the lot and headed down the street. After a short ride, during which Bob made small talk by lamenting the loss of the Orioles to the Thunderbolts, which made O.B. smile, they pulled into a Motel Six. They didn’t stop at the office but made straight for a room.


Had the evening pretty well planned, eh, Bobby boy? O.B. mused as Bob slipped the keycard into the slot and they entered a room that smelled slightly of cigarette smoke despite the No Smoking sign on the door.


Chapter 26