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

“I’d love you more if you’d stop talking and start doing.”


Beau dusted off Vin’s back, removing layers of chaff and hay. “You look like you decided to take the whole haystack with you,” he said. Vin winced a few times as the motion aggravated the hundreds of tiny cuts and abrasions from their enthusiastic romp.


Vin shook out his shirt. “Oh, and now this is all my fault?”


“Sorry,” Beau said. “I forget sometimes just how lily-white and soft your skin is.” He stroked a hand lovingly down Vin’s cheek. “You should get outdoors more often.”


“If this is going to be how we’ll spend our bucolic outings, I agree,” Vin said. He leaned in for a kiss and his lips had barely touched down on Beau’s before he was ripped away.


Chapter 62