Once the star of his high school basketball team, Nathan Gayle has played the field for years. Now in his twenties, he's getting tired of one night stands and heated hook-ups with strangers; he wants something more. Was that asking too much?<br><br>Wes Roberts has had a fierce crush on Nathan since high school. A chance encounter at prom created a memory Wes still cherishes, one perfect moment in time. His current relationship with Roger pales in comparison, but he's been with the man for eight months now and they've settled into a routine that's not exactly comfortable.<br><br>When Wes and Nathan meet up again years later at a friend's party, the spark between them is rekindled. But there's Roger, who wrestles with anger and drinking problems. Roger, whom Wes is still dating. Though the choice between the two men seems obvious, breaking up with Roger may be easier said than done.

Crushed

Nathan’s jaw clenched in anger but he didn’t answer.“Well?”she asked.Then she looked up from the pad and saw him glaring at her,and that silly smile of hers faltered.“Okay.Be right back.”


As she left,Nathan felt Wes’s fingers brush along his hand and he relaxed a fist he hadn’t realized he made.“Jeez,”he muttered.“Can you believe…”


But Wes was looking past him,following the waitress’s path through the crowd to the bar.Nathan turned and saw her at the tap,filling a glass and talking with the bartender,a man old enough to be her father,the owner of the place—Sandy himself.“Oh,hell,”Wes murmured as Sandy glanced over at them and then back at Janice.“I am so dead.”


Wes sank down in the booth,covering his face with his hands.“He’s a friend of Roger’s.Jesus.”


“Sandy?”Nathan asked,frowning.“What’s he going to say?”


“He’s going to say I saw your boy in here with someone else,”Wes moaned.“He’s probablyalready called him.I bet Roger’s already halfway here—”


Chapter 21