Twenty-six and gay, Shane Polk isn’t having a good year. After blowing out his ankle during an Everglade Eagles football game, he does eight months of rehab in Pittsburgh. Now that rehabilitation is over, Shane returns home to Florida and comes to terms with the fact that he has to get back in the game, which isn’t easy for him.<br><br>Summertime along the Gulf Coast for Shane has been better. Not only does he have the hassles of starting a new job with the Eagles, he grows jealous of his best friend, Frankie, who is falling in love with Mr. Right in the Caribbean.<br><br>Unfortunately, Shane can’t seem to get a grip on his own love life. Sexy football players come and go, none of whom are worth a long-term relationship. Then he meets Tommy Rawe, a young man with a charming smile. Is Tommy someone special who just might be able to change Shane’s topsy-turvy world for the better?

Back in the Game

Tommy also complimented me regularly: I like your hair short like that, it makes you look sexy; your ass is perfect in those shorts, I have no complaints; you smell great, like peaches, I like that; your smile today reminds me of—


There were fresh flowers in the apartment: long-stem roses, peach-colored carnations, and a variety of orchids. Their aroma combined in my nostrils and warmed my senses. Fresh towels decorated the small bathroom: aqua-colored fluff that felt sensually tender following my ten-minute showers.


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