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

“But we’re still friends,” I added.


“Bestestbest friends forever,” he asserted.


I grinned, feeling better. There was an ache to what I felt, though, a subtle pain that I didn’t think would fade away completely, at least not for a while.16


Easter was upon us, and with it, thawing weather. It had been a long winter, and I think we were all glad to see the wide lawns of the campus again, muddy and brown though they were.


Scott’s moms had invited both of us for Easter weekend, back when we were still going out. They knew we’d broken up, but still insisted I come—I guess I was just that likeable. I backed out as graciously as I could, arguing that—with finals not far away—I really needed a weekend to myself. That, and Scott’s moms were an incredibly intense pair of ladies. Best taken in very short doses.


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