Two men trapped in an elevator are about to discover they have more in common than the inconvenience of lost time. Dr. Mason Grant recognizes Parker Collins, whom he had loved during their senior year in high school, but Parker does not immediately recognize Mason. Maybe it’s the passage of time that has dulled his memory ... or maybe it’s the wheelchair in which Mason is confined. As the two wait to be rescued, Mason recalls their six month love affair -- its uncertain beginning, its athletic highs both on and off the field, its romantic peacefulness spent at the Grant’s remote lake cabin, as well as its painful lows and horrific conclusion. The teenage Mason realized there were two sides to his lover -- the confident Parker, an athletic hero popular with both teammates and female students, and the private Parker, who is unsure, sexually submissive, and needs to be cuddled and petted. All Mason wanted then was for Parker to love him, and not diminish what they shared by giving in to the social pressures that demanded he play out the role of football jock and studly lady killer. Now that they’re grown men, what happens when Parker sees past Mason’s wheelchair and realizes who’s trapped in the elevator with him?

Trapped Nerves

shattered when word got around school that Parker had “done it”


with one of the cheerleaders. The girl in question had announced


with glee to anyone who would listen that she’d got a notch on her


bedpost with Parker’s name on it. Mason, knowing the girl’s


sluttish reputation, didn’t fully believe the rumors, but thought


he better go see Parker and ask him about it, just to set his mind


at rest. Parker was evasive, and wouldn’t meet Mason’s eyes.


“Shit, man, it’s a simple question. Did you


“I don’t care what she is. Did you fuck her?”


“God damn it, Mase. If you want to know, then


yes, I fucked her. I bent her over the kitchen table and pounded


the hell out of her pussy. She screamed that I was the best she’d


Blinded by rage, Mason delivered a punch to


Parker’s mouth. He went reeling backward and landed on his ass,


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