From the moment he finds The Naked Remedy, Noah Booker is enthralled. Not only because the blog owner is gorgeous or that the nude photos are hot, but because Fisher uses his platform to face his fears about a crippling accident, as well as the aftermath of putting his life back together.<br><br>Noah isn’t brave. He copes with his shyness by staying in his comfort zone. At twenty-six, he still hasn't come out or left his conservative hometown. Finding the blog offers a beacon, but when he summons the nerve to comment, he never expects Fisher to respond.<br><br>The two men strike a friendship. Sparks fly, but dating isn't easy. Noah lives in California, and Fisher's in Florida. But making it work takes more than coordinating schedules. It means taking risks. For Fisher, though, Noah will try. Because if he's learned anything, it's that change only happens one step at a time.

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“Yes,” he replied without hesitating.


“Because I’m sure. What’s the point of waffling if you know what you want?”


A month ago, I could’ve made a solid argument in defense of indecision. Now, after experiencing the benefits of random acts of bravery, I’d be a hypocrite telling him he was wrong.


“For what it’s worth, I think you’d be a pretty amazing father,” Fisher said. “But I can tell I’m scaring you with all this family talk, so I’ll let it go.”


But it didn’t mean I stopped thinking about what he’d asked of me.


“Why do you want a family so badly?” I asked him on Tuesday.


Chapter 20