Seventeen-year-old Thad Stevens loves baseball -- he’s loved it for as long as he can remember. Thad’s dream of becoming a batboy comes true when he’s chosen to be on the squad for the Buzzards, a local, semi-pro baseball team.<br><br>His duties put him in constant contact with his idol, shortstop Iggy Hernandez. Thad struggles with his growing attraction to the handsome ball player.<br><br>One day Thad accidentally discovers Iggy has a secret life. What will Thad do with this new information, and what implications does it have for the young batboy and his relationship with the man he admires?

The Batboy

There was a knock at the door. “Thad? What’s the matter? Are you okay?” 


He took a deep breath. “I’m fine,” he said, trying to sound casual. “Uh, had a busy morning working with Iggy. Need a little nap.” He hoped he sounded normal. 


“Well, all right. Dinner’s at six.”


Thad heard his mother’s footsteps retreating. He turned and looked at the pictures of Iggy on the wall. He felt totally embarrassed. Not that he’d seen the men together, but that he’d let himself entertain the fantasy that somehow he and Iggy…Now that it seemed so obviously lame, he couldn’t even bring himself to think about it. 


Thad lay down on his bed, staring at the ceiling, hands behind his head. Not only was he a dork for thinking Iggy was interested in him, he’d made a total ass of himself by bolting out of the house when he’d seen them together. 


Chapter 15