From the farms of Tennessee, Beau Watkins had it all in high school: the cute girl, the popular jock lifestyle, a loving family. As a rising freshman at an out-of-state college, he's determined to find out who he really is behind the fake it 'til you make it attitude. He joins Rainbow Connection, the gay student alliance, hoping to find himself. Instead, he meets Vin Reyes. Raised by his grandparents and the heir to a prosperous company, Vin has been out of the closet since he figured out what that meant. He has it all: fashionable clothing, fancy cars, huge houses, and a real party lifestyle, even a bodyguard. Most of all, he has a secret. Uncomfortable with Vin's generosity, Beau fights his growing attraction for the president of Rainbow Connection, instead chasing a series of shallow affairs. Vin's never been denied anything he wants, though, and now he wants Beau. But it isn’t until an old rival puts Beau in the hospital that Vin realizes Beau means more to him than a simple affair. Can the two of them bridge the gap between their worlds and roll with the all the punches life throws at them?

On a Roll

“So, this David guy,” Beau started, wondering if he really wanted to know, “is he Vin’s boyfriend?”


Hector laughed, spraying smoke signals of condensation around in the autumn air. “We all wish David was bent that way. Personally I’d like to take a bite out of him. Don’t drool on your shirt when you see him. He’s Vin’s bodyguard.”


“Bodyguard. Chauffeur. Boy Friday. Lackey,” Vin mumbled drunkenly.


“Thing is, Vin’s grandmother pays David to look after him,” Hector hec-splained.


“An’ I pay ‘im notto. He’sh getting rich doin’ nothin’ at all,” Vin said. He burped loudly, fouling up the air with stale-Cheetos odor. “Hate being fussshed over like that. I can go t’classesh by myshelf.”


Chapter 13