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

“They’re dead. The lawyer looked into that for me.”


Chris looked at Mickey for the first time since the conversation had begun and saw two things: Mickey was holding his hands below bed level so Chris’ mother couldn’t see them, and he was showing two thumbs up; then he nodded so faintly no one other than Chris could spot it.


“To make it legal, I’ll need to adopt him.”


“That’s not a problem; I’ll sign anything you ask, as long as I know that Teddy will be taken care of.”


“Theodore Roosevelt Barnes is his name, but he goes by Teddy.”


“I’d want to change it to Bottoms.”


“That’s fine. Your dad was a fine man. If only he hadn’t had that accident—”


Chris didn’t want to travel down that particular road, so he said, “Where is Teddy now? And does he know about all this?”


“Downstairs in the waiting room with your grandparents, and yes, he does.”


“How does he feel about going off to Florida and living with someone he doesn’t know?”


Chapter 68