Inside Voice

Book #2 (or Spin-off) of The Exchange Student

Although Parker was 11 years younger than his best friend Gyorgy, he knew [when he was eight] that he was in love with him. Since the first day they met, they'd been inseparable. They were always together and always happy. Until one night, after a simple, insignificant little accident, Gyorgy leaves and declares that he will not come back for five years. Parker, furious at the love of his life, dedicates the next several years to improving his body and making himself impossible for Gyorgy to resist.

But when Parker is left waiting for three more years for Gyorgy's return, he sets out to find his best friend with anger and betrayal guiding him along his way.