It's Woodstock, 1969, and Laramie Pruitt is anxious to feel some peace and love after the recent Stonewall riots in his hometown. While he's grooving to some great music at the festival, Laramie meets a handsome young man named Sullivan “Sully” Conyers. They get along well together, and Sully even tolerates Laramie's tendency to get on his soapbox about social issues and Big Brother. When Laramie learns that Sully is gay, it leads to a tryst later that night and clandestine kisses under Sully's tarp during a rainstorm. Things are great, but as always, Laramie's mouth gets him into trouble, and drives Sully away. Laramie knows he was wrong, but in a sea of half a million people, how is he supposed to find Sully and apologize? Thankfully, Laramie finds Sully on the last day of the event and he gets a second chance at love.

Woodstock Gave Me You

“How were the lines at the facilities earlier?” I asked, my flashlight under my arm as I searched for my towel and a bar of soap.


“Pretty damn long,” he said. “Some of the shower stands are out of order, too. The water seems to be running real slow. You might as well go dip in the lake.”


“Well, that’s a pisser.” It was nighttime, and I didn’t feel like going there by myself, even withmy flashlight.


Sully probably picked up on my trepidation, because he said, “Don’t worry. We’ll leave our blankets here, get someone to keep an eye out, and I’ll go with you.”


“No ‘buts.’“ Sully turned to his left. “Hey, Shelly,” he said to the girl he’d danced with most of the evening. “Can you watch our blankets, please? I’ll get you breakfast in the morning,” he offered with a sweet smile. That voice of his made me want things.


Chapter 6