Almost thirty, amateur boxer Daron Tulsa has a little mess on his hands. He just so happens to be falling for his best friend, Colm Frost, a sports-themed freelance writer for e-magazines. Life for Daron feels cataclysmically frostbitten because Colm is straight and has a stunning Hollywood actress girlfriend. For Daron, these major blocks leave Colm untouchable, both emotionally and physically.<br><br>As the Pittsburgh winter becomes a tempest of snow, ice, and cold, so does Daron’s heart. He realizes Colm will never be a part of his world and pulls away from the man. But when Colm’s girlfriend travels for her career, leaving him behind, two personal secrets unexpectedly unfold, which may eventually melt Daron’s heart.

Frostbitten

I looked around and asked, “What’d Daddy do for a living?”


“That it does.” He began to strip me out of my clothes. First my Timberland jacket, then my Pistol Pete shirt. He dropped both to the floor and eyed up my chest. “Nice block you sport.”


“I work at it. Nothing comes easy in life. If you want inflated pecs, abs, and thighs, you have to work at it.”


“Can I touch you?” he asked, mesmerized by my firm nipples, waving abs, and shallow-pitted navel.


“I hope you do more than just touch me.”


He didn’t touch me, though, not yet, surprising me. Instead, he told me to kick off my winter boots, which I did. And then he pulled me forward by one of the loops on my Diesel Jeans.


He pulled me through the apartment. Once we reached a brushed aluminum door, he opened it with his free hand and escorted me inside.


Chapter 24