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

“Oh.” He jigged Shan and then let her slide to the floor. “Hey, Donna. When did you get here? Hell, howdid you get here?”


Donna, somehow peculiarly normal, especially when compared to Shan’s green hair and facial tats, and Ann-Marie’s biker-chick attire, stared at them, her blue eyes narrowing suspiciously. “I took the train. And then a bus. I arrived a few hours ago.” Butter wouldn’t have melted in her mouth, so frosty was her attitude. “If you would check your email, answer a phone call, or perhaps even listen to your voice mail, you might have expected me. I brought you a care package.”


“Well, ain’t you just darlin’?” Shannon said. She pulled herself up straight, then bowed elaborately, using the foam sword to sarcastic effect. “Who’s this, Beau?”


“Shan,” Beau said, teeth clenched, “this is Donna Wingfield. Dee-Dee, this is Shan, Ann-Marie, and Vin. We were out jousting. Sorry if you’ve been—”


Chapter 18