Jamie joins his parents and sister for one last family vacation before his summers are his own. But he's unhappy he has to share a room with Chris, a football playing jock. Jamie has been bullied by jocks his entire life. Chris is everything Jamie isn't and doesn't want to be. Chris is immediately attracted to his roommate Jamie. But Jamie proves to be elusive and non-communicative. When an incident with their sisters breaks the ice, Jamie and Chris discover they have both stereotyped the other. To their surprises, they have much more in common than they first thought. When the vacation comes to an end and they have to go back to their separate universities, will they be able to manage a long-distance relationship?

Nevermore, Dude

They fall into another kiss, and this time it’s Jamie who calls a stop to it, standing up and offering his hand to help Chris up. They walk back to the party hand in hand and sit by the fire together, drinking beer in the warm glow.


Sitting on the edge of his bed, Jamie can’t help watching Chris pull a fresh T-shirt on. It’s been three days since their first kiss, and they’ve been going slow. Jamie is getting a little frustrated by his own suggestion to take things slow. Sharing a room with Chris is probably the biggest test of self-control Jamie has ever had.


“Like what you see?” Chris asks with a cheeky smile as he flexes his muscles. It feels so good to be teased by Chris. He’s not mean with it to anybody. Even people he doesn’t like, he’s not cruel to. He’s the opposite of the football types Jamie had grown used to.


Jamie smiles. “What do you think? But I’m not stroking your ego.”


Chapter 7