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

“Mike is a pilot and has access to a plane,” I said. “They fly into Asheville and rent a car.”


Mom cooked a huge breakfast for us Sunday morning, and Carl and Jim insisted on taking all of us out to lunch before Mom and Dad drove back to Charlotte. We enjoyed our time with Carl and Jim and were sorry to leave Thursday morning, but we had to go. Kevin and I planned to purchase our textbooks Friday, just in time for the coming term, which began the following Tuesday.


We plunged into our final undergraduate year, and November arrived almost before we knew it. Kevin suggested that we clean the house thoroughly from top to bottom.


“Because I’ve been in your mother’s house, and it’s spotless. It won’t hurt us to show her that she trained you properly.”


“Okay,” I said with a sigh of resignation.


Chapter 25