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

Elaine started in on Kat’s fortune, which went slowly because Kat insisted on re-interpreting every card herself, each one getting more and more absurd. Everyone was relaxed and happy, despite the occasional monstrous howl of wind. They ate whenever they felt like it, and sipped from what seemed to be a never-ending supply of wine, and teased each other, the candlelight lending an intimate air to the party. “This’s nice,” Andy mumbled, Scooter’s fingers in his hair making him drowsy. “Kinda like asleepover.” He had never actually been to a slumber party, but he’d seen them in movies.


“Fewer prank calls,” Jason answered, standing at the window and staring out into the darkness.


D’ante snorted. “Still can’t believe you decided to call Maggie that one time and talk her into walking almost a mile just after dawn because your kite was stuck in the tree.”


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