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

“My mom said I should ask you to come visit for my next big football game. And it’d be cool for you to see me play for real, but I know you don’t feel like you got in with that crowd. I swear no one will be shitty, but I don’t want to pressure you,” Chris says in a rush.


Jamie takes a second to think. “Are you sure you’d want me there? I probably don’t look like most of the football going crowd.”


So far Chris has been open and honest. He told his parents they were dating. They kept things casual around other people, so no one would complain about an unmarried teen couple sharing a cabin.


He’s given Jamie no reason to question him and assume he’d be ashamed of Jamie, but it can be hard in just a few weeks to shake off the baggage he’s been carrying most his life. He looks at them together and they seem so different, but inside there not. They both care about family and their friends, about doing the right thing. They’re both passionate about their hobbies and fun loving.


Chapter 10