After being disappointed too many times by the hook-up sites, Broadway dancer Darrin Houghton takes down his profiles. However, when he gets a message from an intriguing hunk on a site he’d forgotten about, Darrin sets up a meeting despite his reservations.<br><br>Brad Grabosky is a deeply closeted football player in the NFL. Brad has a preference for no strings attached, anonymous, one night flings in seedy motel rooms.<br><br>However, love has a way of complicating the intentions of both men, leading them to make compromises they never thought possible. Will Darrin and Brad find a way to get to first and goal and ultimately score a touchdown? Or will their chance at happiness be fumbled away?

First and Goal

“Well, it sure was. Best surprise ever. How do you two come to know each other?” Frieda asked.


“I…uh…that is we…” Darrin fumbled for words.


Dolly came to his rescue. She went to the door and scratched.


“She must need to go out,” Frieda said.


“Oh,” Darrin said, grateful for a distraction. “I thought you’d already been here so…”


“That’s fine. I’ll take her. Dolly, want to go out?”


Dolly responded with her deep booming bark. Frieda went to the closet and got her leash and fleece coat. She talked to her as she got her ready to go out. Meanwhile Darrin noticed Brad kept edging away from him.


“We’ll be back in a flash. If we’re not, send out the dog sleds. That snow is getting deep,” she said and laughed.


Once she was out of the apartment, Brad let out a breath he’d apparently been holding a while. “I better go,” he said, his voice strained.


“No!” Darrin barked, more loudly than he intended.


Chapter 16