David Majors should be looking forward to a long and prosperous life: after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he's attending college courtesy of Uncle Sam and riding the fast track to success. He's tall, fit, and good-looking, so shouldn't the world be his oyster?<br><br>But underneath his clothes -- and beneath the surface -- David is a mess of scar tissue and insecurity. Then he meets Kevin Boxer, another former Army Ranger. Their first night together, Kevin stares David's scars in the face and doesn't flinch, instead showering David with the passion and attention he craves but never imagined possible. Slowly but surely, Kevin helps David rebuild his confidence, and the two of them begin to build their life together.<br><br>But their journey is far from over, and it turns out Kevin may need David to help him heal some scars of his own.

Magic Fingers

Sunday afternoon after lunch, David drove me around the city on a sightseeing tour, during which I spotted a Motel 6 and said, “Pull into that driveway.”


“Because I’m going to get us a room, then I’m going to fuck your brains out for a couple of hours. I’ve been lonely in your brother’s old room.”


We actually spent three hours in the shabby room; then we took a shower and headed back to his parents’ house.


“That ought to hold us until we get to the mountains tomorrow evening,” I said.


“Yeah. Spontaneous can be fun, can’t it?”


We were on the road fairly early Monday morning, arriving in Maggie Valley just in time for lunch in a local restaurant.


“Where is this cabin?” David said as we pulled out of the restaurant parking lot.


“At the upper end of the valley. I stopped by George and Mike’s house before we left, and I’ve got a map, keys, and the codes to the electric gate as well as the alarm system.”


Chapter 10