It's June 1972, and the Vietnam War overshadows Ed Sorenson's life. He's barely out of high school, and there's nothing ahead of him except war and death. On a whim, he packs up his old station wagon with California in mind. He invites his friend Sammy to join him on his journey, never expecting the other man to jump at the chance.<br><br>The station wagon barely makes it as far as Nevada. It dies on the shoulder during a freak summer thunderstorm, trapping the two young men and giving them no choice but to face the secrets they've been hiding, the fears they've been harboring, and the desire they can barely keep at bay.

A Busted Afternoon

Ed didn’t even have a chance to protest before Sammy was climbing over his seat like a monkey. He nearly kicked Ed in the head in his excitement.


“Yes. Do you have anything better to do? Besides, we could be stuck here for a while. We might as well get comfortable.”


Ed glanced in his rearview mirror in time to see the tight curve of Sammy’s ass. It was so nice, it didn’t need the wet denim clinging to it, but that certainly helped.


“We might as well get morecomfortable.”


Chapter 5