When the playboy quarterback of the hapless New York Templars is injured in a freak sexcapade, backup QB Quinn Novak picks up the ball and takes the team to the playoffs. There he attracts the attention of two other quarterbacks who’ve been rivals since high school, Mal Ryan of the Philadelphia Quakers and Tam Tarquin of the San Francisco Miners.<br><br>Quinn begins a volatile relationship with the narcissistic Mal and a loving one with the open-hearted Tam, keeping each secret from the other. What he doesn’t know is that the two have a complex sexual history of their own.

The Penalty for Holding

“Look,” Tam said finally, “maybe this trip was a mistake. Tomorrow morning, I think I’m going to head home. I’ll make some excuse about being called back for training. You should head back, too. I don’t think it’s any good for you here anymore, Quinnie. I don’t think you’ll ever find the answers you’re seeking, because I don’t think you really want them.”


Don’t, Quinn thought. Don’t let him go. But he did. And that night, he cried himself to sleep, feeling powerless to move.


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