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

“Wipe your chin, sweetheart,” Vin said after Beau did his best imitation of a statue. “Stuff to do, places to see, and I know just the road to demonstrate the handling on the Boxter. That one.” He pointed out the silver metallic convertible at the end of the row.


Beau flushed. “I keep forgetting. It smacks me in the head every single time just how rich you are.”


“While you’re already bamboozled,” Vin said, opening the passenger seat grandly for Beau to sit, “can I make a suggestion?”


“Um?” Beau sat, then lost his train of thought touching the sleek leather seats, and noting the batwing centerpiece in the console.


Chapter 44