Six years ago, Evan Alexander played first base for Richmond's minor league baseball team, the Rebels. His best friend on the team was pitcher Charlie Madison, a sexy man Evan couldn't help falling in love with. When he finally admitted his feelings, Charlie seemed to feel the same. But the season ended and Charlie left, breaking Evan's heart. Now the divorced father of a little girl, Evan has just started putting his life back together again. Then Charlie shows up, looking for a second chance. Can Evan give their relationship one more try? Or will his broken heart keep him from letting Charlie back into his life?

One More Try

Charlie glanced up at him. Folding his arms around his knees, he squatted in front of the door and sighed. “Just thought I’d stop in and say hey. See how you were doing, say I’m sorry, shit like that.” At Kasey’s giggle, he grinned and tugged one of her ponytails. “Craplike that. My bad.”


“Sorry for what?” Evan asked with a frown.


Standing, Charlie shrugged. He glanced around the empty parking lot of the townhouse complex. “You don’t think maybe I could come in? Just for a few minutes.” 


Evan tried to ignore the things he saw in his friend’s eyes, the questions, the pleas, all the things he wanted to say and couldn’t, but he had never been good at ignoring anything about Charlie. 


In a quiet voice, Charlie added, “I won’t stay long if you don’t want me to.”


Chapter 3