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

“Come on in, the water’s fine,” he said, crooking a finger at Beau. Beau ditched his jeans and joined Hector on the mattress.


“What do you want?” Hector asked him, tracing circles and lines on Beau’s sensitive lower belly, trailing the line of hair that vanished into his drawers—nothing fancy, just plain old tighty-whities, twelve to a pack, bought by his mom and labeled so she didn’t get his mixed up with Lee’s.


Beau snorted. “Like I even know…”


Hec ran an exploring hand down Beau’s thigh, grinning as muscles leapt under his palm. “Okay, we’ll make it up as we go along,” he said. “Tell me if you don’t like something. Truly, I won’t be upset.”


Chapter 15