Andy Howard dropped out of college to get away from his abusive father. When his longtime boyfriend reveals similar tendencies, Andy refuses to endure another moment of it, running away with nothing more than the cash in his pockets. He makes it to Virginia, where he's taken in by Scooter Stahl, a restaurant owner looking for an extra hand who's willing to be paid cash under the table.<br><br>Scooter's been struggling for years: to keep the beachside restaurant he inherited from his parents above water (both financially and literally); to live down the fact that he's gay in a small southern town; to get over the man who's owned his heart since he was fourteen. But he's never had to struggle as hard as he is now, to keep his hands off Andy.

Nights in Sandbridge

Scooter nodded. “Okay. We’ll save her a seat at our table then.”


“I do not want to play Settlers, but I will take Martin’s place at Cards Against Humanity,” Kat said,stealing Martin’s cards and practically sitting in his lap before he ceded his space to her.


Scooter tugged Andy over to the table where Jason was setting up a fresh game. “Letty’s transitioning. She lets us know who’s coming over, usually. If she’s feeling shy, she’s probably gota new dress. She goes all out for the gang. It’s good to see. She was miserable when we were kids.”


Andy nodded. “It’s good you’re all supportive. Who is she when she’s not Letty?”


“Letty’s great. She’s a lot of fun.” Jason said, handing around game tokens.


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