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

“Tell me you didn’t sleep with Dale Fields. Mindy?”


“It just happened,” she replied finally in a tiny voice.


At this, she lifted her head and looked at me. “To you?” Some of the Mindy fire was back. “I didn’t do anything to you. What he and I did was between us, and it’s not like you had a hold on him—you told me you didn’t even like him.”


I’d heard enough. I packed my stuff and stood, right in the middle of the prof’s introduction.


“Is everything okay?” she asked, the entire class turning their attention to me.


“Uhm. Yeah.” I could feel my neck get hot. “Wrong class,” I muttered, beelining for the door.11


I didn’t have any other classes with Mindy that day—thank goodness. I was furious. Rationally, I knew I had no claim or hold over Dale, but I couldn’t help but feel like she’d betrayed me. I mean, what friend sleeps with the person you’ve justhad a one-night stand with?


Chapter 19