It’s not easy being a gay man in Utah, but it’s even more difficult when you’re young and overweight. Jay has never fit in with the general “club culture” and he knows he’d never be attractive enough to catch a one-night stand, much less a boyfriend. Losing himself in books and school alleviates his loneliness, and he doesn’t waste time dreaming about what he can’t have. Until he meets the new director of the GLBT Center on campus and promptly falls in love -- against all common sense and logic.<br><br>Hoping to catch a few glimpses of Stephen outside of the Center, Jay decides to start working out at the university gym. The plan turns out to be too successful as Stephen volunteers to be his workout buddy, then invites Jay out to lunch, and finally, kisses him. Jay wants Stephen more than anything, but he can’t bring himself to trust Stephen’s intentions. Not when he knows he’s disgusting and Stephen is so perfect ...

From Behind that Locked Door

Cillian looked at his daughter and saw that she’d been crying. “It’s okay, sweetheart.”


“Dad,” she sniffed, “I thought you were dead!”


Jack leaned his head against Cillian’s. “What about the Davidsons?”


Henri burst into tears once more. “He’s gonna get us, too!”


“No, sweetheart, he isn’t. I’m not gonna let that happen. Me and your daddy are gonna get us out of here.”


Cillian pulled away slightly. “We have to. It’s not safe here. He can get through doors. All the doors. We have to make a run for it, to the escape vehicles.”


Jack shook his head. “We can’t pilot them. Only Monks can. And they’re sending in troops or something, right? Can’t we wait until then?”


“There’s no other way out of this apartment,” he said sternly. “If he breaks in, there’s nothing we can do.”


Chapter 67