Shy and scholarly, long-distance swimmer Ryan Zwick thinks he’s the only gay member of the college swim team. He keeps his head down in the showers, and his head in the books the rest of the time. But when a sporty new transfer student joins the team, Ryan feels a surge of hope. Sexually inexperienced and looking for love, fellow swimmer Blake Gossens is everything Ryan wants in a boyfriend. But what is Blake’s game, exactly? And just how straight is he? Blake seems to be more interested in Ryan’s best friend, Marissa, leaving Ryan to go back to secretly checking out his teammates in the pool. But Ryan keeps getting mysterious messages in his dating app from a stranger who seems to know a lot about him. Could this messenger be Blake? Or someone else? When bad weather hits unexpectedly, Ryan is forced to confront his real feelings toward Blake, while opening up to the stranger by his side, eventually giving in to his wildest fantasies -- and his heart.

Distant Swimmer

He leaned over and kissed Erik on the forehead, then saw the man smile.


&ldquo;God Morgon,&rdquo; said Erik, in Swedish.


&ldquo;Good moron?&rdquo; Ryan answered back.


&ldquo;You&rsquo;re hopeless,&rdquo; said Erik, then pulled Ryan back in for a kiss.


&ldquo;I need to brush my teeth,&rdquo; said Ryan, embarrassed by his morning breath.


&ldquo;No, you don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; said Erik, kissing him again. &ldquo;But let&rsquo;s take a shower together! I&rsquo;ve always wanted to do that!&rdquo;


&ldquo;You shower with me and all the other guys every day at practice!&rdquo; said Ryan, laughing.


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