Theodore Bondi is a junior in college and unabashedly gay. He has it all: smoky bedroom eyes; heavy brooding eyebrows; thick, unkempt hair; twink-ish body. So why is he still a virgin? His BFF Wendy is determined to see his cherry popped before Christmas, while his quirky grandmother keeps telling him to follow his heart. Stuck in the middle, Theo sets his eyes on Dale, the captain of the mens’ water polo team. The stories of Dale’s aggressive prowess in bed make it hard for Theo to sleep at night. Luckily, his shifts as a lifeguard at the pool just happen to coincide with Dale’s water polo practices ... Theo finds it far more difficult to make a move on Dale than to fantasize about him. Additionally, he has to contend with Scott, his close (and very cute!) friend who is clearly head-over-heels for him. Would it be better to settle for Scott? They already shared so many things, so why not take their friendship that one last step? No one ever says love is easy, and with a hard deadline to have sex, the pressure is on. Will Theo rise to the occasion?

Seeking Boy, Finding Love

As it happened, I didn’t initially make true on my word. Something—or, someone, I should say—was shortly to take up most of my time.12


With me spending less time with Min, more of it went to the boys in my life. Boys being Jeremy and Scott. Yeah, my social circle was that small. Since Heather still had her claws firmly in Jeremy, and since—based on my theory—she satisfied some sort of mother-in-absentia need for him, he was only with us part time.


Which left me to hang out with Scott. All the time.


We shared two classes this term, neither of them with Min, thankfully. That would have been awkward. While I was giving Min the cold shoulder, Scott had no official reason to be shunning her, and seating arrangements would have led to drama that I didn’t want.


Chapter 20