On the rugby field Wayne Joslin might be tough and rough, but in the romance department he’s a pussy cat. He can’t keep his attention away from his close friend Darsey Haas, the center for the Templeton Thundercats. Darsey’s a dreamboat, and the guy of Joslin’s dreams. Someone he wants to spend the rest of his life with. The two must be together.<br><br>After five months of friendship, Joslin and Darsey steer out of the friend zone. There’s one problem, though. A huge problem. Darsey has a boyfriend, Cliff McGregory.<br><br>Cliff despises everything about Joslin and will do just about anything to keep him away from Darsey. Joslin’s in love with Darsey, though, head over heels, and believes they’re meant to be together. So he hatches a plan to distract Cliff with a certain rugby player named Tomas Iron. Will the plan work?

We Are Going to Be Together

I climb out of the Jeep and cross over the snow-covered cobblestone pathway that leads up to him. Freezing wind brushes against my face, stinging my bare cheeks. Neighbors live at a distance and can’t hear when a call out to him through the tundra-like conditions, “Hey, what’s going on, Darsey?”


He stands, shakes his head. Chattering, he replies, “Can I get some heat?”


“Yeah. Of course. You don’t even have to ask. Let’s go inside.”


We get comfortable. He takes a piss after removing his thick layers. I turn on a few lights and ask what he wants to drink. He passes on coffee, tea, or something warm.


From the downstairs bathroom off the kitchen, leaving the door open while he drains his system, he replies over one of his shoulders, “Can I have something stronger?”


“I’m German. I’ll take Barenjager. Warm up some milk. I can have it with that.”


Chapter 4