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

Beau released him, sat back in the passenger seat, and primly buckled his seatbelt. “Well, why didn’t you say so before?”


Vin gaped at him, emotions still raw and reeling. He opened his mouth to say something, closed it, then opened it again.


A glorious smile tugged at the corners of Beau’s mouth. He pushed the button to retract the roof. “Oh, shut up and drive.”


On the list of things that sucked, waking up hungry in the middle of the night probably didn’t even make the top ten. Beau crossed his arms under his head, stared up at the ceiling, and tried to convince himself that was the truth.


The problem with truth was that it wasn’t very comforting when one was hungry, awake, and bored. Particularly when one was a guest in someone else’s house. Especially after such a spectacular disaster. As far as Beau was concerned, it was a sheer wonder that Vin’s grandparents hadn’t bundled him back on a plane that very afternoon.


Chapter 45