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

They’d been sitting there for a while when Darrin’s phone rang. It was Brad. Darrin answered it eagerly.


“Hi. Just wanted to let you know I got home all right,” Brad said.


Darrin tried to read his mood from the tone of his voice. It gave him no clues.


“Snow’s pretty bad out there. Glad I left when I did. Is Frieda gone?”


“Yes. She left just after you did. I’m really glad you called. I was worried.”


“No, just that she was excited about meeting my cousin and getting game tickets.”


“Okay, well, I’ll let you go for tonight. Oh…I accidently put that wedding invitation in my pocket when I left. Since I won’t be seeing you for a while, do you want me to send in that R.S.V.P. card for you?”


“You won’t see me for a while?” Darrin asked, hoping he didn’t sound as panicked as he felt.


“Well, I got one more regular season game and that’s out of town, then extra practices for the playoffs.”


Chapter 17