RN First Assistant Chris Bottoms enjoys being a bottom. Though abused by his stepfather as a boy and conditioned to enjoy sex only one particular way, he’s come to make the most of his life. And he enjoys bottoming to the hilt whenever and wherever he can.<br><br>As if colorectal cancer wasn’t enough of a trial, the subsequent botched surgery robs him of normal bodily functions, so no more prostate massage for Chris. In the middle of his medical drama, his best friend, Mickey O’Donovan, accepts a promotion that brings him to live in Jacksonville. Roommates in college, they’ve remained friends and occasional fuck buddies ever since. Chris’s crisis brings their relationship to a new level, though, and long-suppressed feelings are revealed.<br><br>Chris and Mickey settle down together and life is good, even though they can no longer indulge in their favorite sexual position. But Chris can’t seem to catch a break. When his past rears its head, Chris and Mickey must face a new challenge, together.

Bottoms Up

“I invited all of you here this evening for several reasons. First, I wanted to thank you for being so hospitable to a stranger from a strange land—I came here straight from an aircraft carrier, and it doesn’t get much stranger than that. From the moment I met Quentin and Nate, and through them everyone else at this table, I’ve felt more at home in Jacksonville than I ever have anywhere I’ve lived. Second, I wanted to introduce you to my best friend in all the world. Some of you have met him already. We were instant friends when we met as roommates in college years ago, and have remained so ever since. And third, I want to announce that Mickey and I recently discovered something about each other that we’d kept hidden all those years.”


“Let me guess,” George said, “you’ve always loved each other. Right?”


“On the money,” Chris said. “But how could you know that?”


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