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

After sex, buzzed because of the thick and aromatic flavor of semen that wafted about the private wrestling room, I said up to Colm, “We should get cleaned up and go out for food. I’m thinking Chinese.”


“It’s a blizzard out there. Nothing is going to be open.”


“The Chow Place is always open, rain or shine. I’m into some General Tso’s.”


“Sex with you and Chinese food afterward isn’t such a bad combo.”


He kissed me, pulled away, and blinked a number of times. “Daron, I want to tell you something.”


“I’m sure you do,” I whispered, clinging to his sweaty and sticky chest, sealed to the man. “What is it?”


Chapter 34