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

“No argument there, but it’s a lot to live up to.”


“And we’ll live up to it. You bet your ass we will.”


“Speaking of my ass,” Kevin said, “that last session was very nice—and my ass is glad you trimmed your nails.”


“Seriously, David, I never thought I would ever find anyone that I would or could love as much as I love you. You do know that, don’t you?”


“Yeah, and I love you even more, so there.”


“Always have to have the last word, don’t you?”


DAVID’S PARENTS HAD insisted that we come to Charlotte for Christmas again that year, and we’d agreed to spend at least half of our Christmas break with them. To head off any further family drama, David asked his mother to quietly tell his brother that he and I were a couple, and she had, to our surprise, agreed to do just that. The visit was fine and there was no drama, other than that provided by his brother’s toddler and the new baby, which was drama enough as far as we were concerned.


Chapter 30