Trevor can never leave good enough alone. So when he meets model-gorgeous Chase who has an aversion to being touched, he spots a challenge. After all, no one wants to go through life not being touched by anyone, right? Despite a friend’s plea not to, Trevor sets his sight on fixing Chase.<br><br>After being forced to transfer his senior year of college, Chase just wants to avoid drama, pass his classes, get his degree, and move on (and back to his friends). He’s not looking for new friends, and his attitude gives him a reputation that makes it easy to accomplish. At least until he meets Trevor.<br><br>Despite an awkward beginning, common interests -- and Trevor’s persistence -- draw Chase and Trevor together. It’s almost inevitable that their friendship develops into something else. But when secrets come out, it might end the game early.

The Right Move

Chase tugged on his arm, laughter in his voice: “You’re redder than a tomato.”


Continuing his levels of suaveness and sophistication, Trevor nodded.


“Don’t worry, I can be that easy, if you earn it.” Chase pecked Trevor on the cheek, then quickly dragged him outside.


The chill air rushed over Trevor’s cheeks and down the collar of his coat, relieving some of the heat there. Overhead the sky was a crisp blue (not as gorgeous as Chase’s eyes) and streaked with sunshine. The trees lining the sidewalks through campus were bursting with reds, yellows, and oranges, all of it radiant.


“So, uh, that raises an interesting, um,” Trevor said, once they’d broken free of the campus crowds (and the risk of someone they knew overhearing). “We never really talked about, um, experience. Or how much we’ve dated.”


Chase shrugged, releasing Trevor’s hand to fiddle with the end of his braid, which was in its traditional spot over his shoulder. “Does it matter?”


Chapter 40