Involved in separate accidents. Russel and Finn end up sharing a cubicle in the ER on a busy night. As the hours pass, separately and together, they face issues of life and death, human nature, addiction, perceived shortcomings, love, romance, and sexual arousal.<br><br>Both men are feeling flirty and friendly at first, until they end up in a heated argument about what feature in a man is more important, his face or his body. After some time alone to think, Russel is eager to apologize for losing his temper and to explain where he was coming from. Unfortunately, Finn never returns from surgery, leaving Russel both sorry and worried.<br><br>Is Russel’s chance to make amends really gone? What will happen if the two ever do come face to face again? Can Russel win Finn over or will the need to prove his point screw everything up again?

An Arm and a Leg

“Dude!” Carlton came rushing in. “What the…?”


“It doesn’t matter. It worked. Finn’s awake.”


Despite reeling with embarrassment concerning my loud oopsie, I caught the flutter of lashes as Finn tried to orient himself to what was happening. Lines formed in the corners when his eyelids finally stayed up, and he squinted my way. I would have sworn Finneus Shea even smiled at me


“Well,” Carlton said, “I’ll let my colleagues know the billion dollars’ worth of student loans between us were wasted, when a good loud bang was all we needed.”


Chapter 9