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

Tony and Allen’s wedding day had arrived. It was on a Monday as the Broadway shows usually had Mondays off. The ceremony was to be held at a small non-denominational chapel near Times Square. The reception would be on the stage of the theater where Darrin, the grooms, and many of the guests were performing. Those attending had been requested to wear bright, rainbow colored clothing to celebrate the advent of same-sex marriage as the law of the land.


Darrin arrived at the chapel shortly before the beginning of the service. The air was full of happy anticipation. The colorfully clad wedding guests were milling about in the sanctuary, laughing and talking, rather than taking seats and quietly waiting for the ceremony to begin.


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