During the days, they were fierce nineteen-year-old rivals in a collegiate golf competition, but at night, their passion sizzled under the sheets. After Team USA won, Rio "River" Vargas returned to his native Spain and Greg Thorenson headed back to his home in the United States. But when Rio didn't respond to a letter he sent, Greg wasn't sure if Rio's silence was because Greg had beaten him for the win or because their affair had been only a four-night-fling.<br><br>Now, professionals at the height of their game, they meet again as competitors in a major tournament in the California desert, where the prize of thousands of dollars is at stake. It's been six silent years since those wild, hot nights as young men. Maybe for Rio that earlier passion had been an experiment, an aberration of who he really is and of whatever Greg may have meant to him. But to Greg, that earlier passion had been something deeper ... he had fallen in love.<br><br>Upon seeing Rio again, Greg is torn between ignoring the past or re-igniting the banked embers of emotion to see where they'll lead. But can he risk it? If Greg opens himself to love, and also wins this tournament, Rio may very well walk out of his life a second time ...

Hole in One

“Arnie told me we’re still the leaders, but they disqualified Gustaffson,” Greg said.


“Apparently he was careless about calculating his score. Arnie says he wrote down a total that was one stroke less than the real tally for the round. I think he must’ve thought he knew what his score was and didn’t bother to use the calculator. Cripes, I’ve never played with a more honest guy.”


“What a nightmare for him.” Rio’s empathy was genuine. “I’ve played against him and agree with you. He was our main challenger, but I hate to see him disqualified over what was no doubt a careless mistake. Those who know him will know he didn’t, but strangers will think he cheated.”


“They’ll think he may have needed some prize money in order to qualify for next year’s tour. The whole thing makes me feel antsy. I’m sure glad ours were correct. You can bet everyone’ll take extra care with their score cards in the final round tomorrow. You ready to eat?”


Chapter 10