Every Tuesday during football practice, sixteen year old Sem Bolton finds himself stealing glances at the gorgeous college boy jogging down the path next to the fields. He was his dirty little secret. His guilty pleasure. His unobtainable fantasy: safe and distant on the other side of the chainlink fence. Then, through a series of unpleasant events including being forced on a camping trip, it turns out his unobtainable fantasy is not so unobtainable after all. Not only is gorgeous college boy gay as well, he also wants to date Sem. Now, Sem was never one to play it safe. But outing himself was in a whole different league than testing his mother's patience or taking hits in the boxing ring. Was he really ready to date a guy, all consequences included? As if internal struggles weren't enough, count on girls, friends, and an estranged brother, to complicate stuff even further. Photo on the cover by: https://unsplash.com/@nickkarvounis

"Nico, there's no reason to always push everyone away." I pull my shoulder out from under Will's hand. He doesn't understand. Everyone I've ever loved has been taken away from me. I can't let that happen to him too. I turn my head to Will's, tears fighting to get past both our eyes. "You wouldn't understand. No one ever does. It's to late for me." I was never meant to be loved. I try to turn away but he grabs my chin. "It's never to late for anything." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special thanks to my best friend @desertluv for making the cover! Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN ANY OF UNCLE RICK'S AMAZING CHARCACTERS OR SETTINGS!