What should a straight high school junior do when he learns a gay guy in his grade has a crush on him? When JJ Brockwell stops a group of jocks from bullying comic book nerd Milton Katz, he finds himself the object of Milton’s misplaced affection. JJ wants to be his friend, but Milton wants more. JJ has a girlfriend named Maggie, who wants to wait before having sex. JJ respects this, but he’s 16 and cold showers only go so far. Maggie thinks Milton’s crush on her boyfriend is cute, but that doesn’t help with JJ’s problem. All Milton wants is JJ, and all JJ wants is Maggie. How can they find a solution to this impossible triangle?

Milton's Hero

“He did what?” Maggie asked through her laughter.


“Kissed me. Jeez, what is it with the guys at our school? Is everyone frickin’ gay?”


“Oh, God.” Maggie pulled a scatter cushion from the sofa and bent forward, laughter bubbling forth. “You really area fag stag.”


JJ paced Maggie’s living room. “I’m gonna get T-shirts printed with JJ IS NOT GAYin big bold capitals across the front.”


Maggie shook her head. “Oh, God. It could only happen to you.”


“If you get any more matchmaking ideas,” JJ stopped pacing, turned to face Maggie, and put his fists on his hips, “keep ’em to yourself. I’m through sticking my nose into other people’s love lives.”


Maggie stopped laughing. “It was actually your idea if you remember.”


“Yeah,” JJ eventually conceded, “but I’d kinda changed my mind and wouldn’t have said anything if you hadn’t insisted me and Steve go to the gym. ‘You’ve put on a couple extra pounds.’ And, ‘You need to get your pitching arm in shape,’” JJ mimicked her.


Chapter 15