Back in the Game

Twenty-six and gay, Shane Polk isn’t having a good year. After blowing out his ankle during an Everglade Eagles football game, he does eight months of rehab in Pittsburgh. Now that rehabilitation is over, Shane returns home to Florida and comes to terms with the fact that he has to get back in the game, which isn’t easy for him.<br><br>Summertime along the Gulf Coast for Shane has been better. Not only does he have the hassles of starting a new job with the Eagles, he grows jealous of his best friend, Frankie, who is falling in love with Mr. Right in the Caribbean.<br><br>Unfortunately, Shane can’t seem to get a grip on his own love life. Sexy football players come and go, none of whom are worth a long-term relationship. Then he meets Tommy Rawe, a young man with a charming smile. Is Tommy someone special who just might be able to change Shane’s topsy-turvy world for the better?

R.W. Clinger · LGBT+

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Chapter 9

Over my shoulder, I said, “See you around. We’re still friends. We’ll always be friends, even if the sex isn’t working.”

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Turtle Bay Reef

The Seaside Reef Bar & Grille

July 20, 20—

12:17 P.M.

Some summertime had slipped by since my sexual encounter with Aaron occurred. We hadn’t spoken or chatted following our brief affair. Truth told, he fell back into his life, and I hobbled back into mine. Good things end. Survival happens. Life does go on.

I had decided at The Seaside Reef Bar & Grille that my once-lover was going to survive my sexual rejection. To my surprise, Aaron was being cuddled by the most adorable set of brown-haired twins during the restaurant’s busy lunch hour. The establishment was wall-to-wall queers, which drew me in to relax and enjoy fresh crab cakes and a chosen beverage. The place was what I perceived as quietly homosexual with a seashell motif and Adele songs. It offered a beautiful blue view of the Gulf.

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