Chapter 135

“Why the macho tough guy stuff? I mean why do you hide your more tender feelings from people?”

“To go to college I gotta get a football scholarship. And to get that I need to play. They wouldn’t leta limp-wristed fag on the field.”

“But, you’re not a limp-wristed fag…” Mason shook his head. So much was wrong with what Parker said.

“The tough guy shit is designed to keep people away, or at least keep them from guessing that I’m more than just a football jock. Don’t get me wrong, I love football, the team spirit, the buzz when we win a game. Even the macho B/S is fun.”

“But there’s a lot more to you than all that.” Mason interjected. “The gentle, caring needing-to-be-held Parker Collins is a much nicer, more approachable guy than the super straight, my-shit-don’t-stink Parker Collins everybody sees at school.”