The nerd and the ski instructor…
I hate being cold, and I’m a disaster at sports, but when my grandmother insists I attend a reunion at a mountain resort, I can’t say no.
The freezing temperatures and socializing are torment until a hot stranger rescues me from a disastrous ski lesson and promises to teach me himself. There are lots of things I’d like David to teach me, and none of them involve us standing out in the snow. I’m too shy to proposition him, and rumor has it he’s straight, but…
Would a straight man look at me the way he does? I don’t think so, but I’m only here for a week, and an outdoorsy guy like him wouldn’t want a nerd like me even if heat flares in his eyes every time he catches me staring.
Do I dare take a risk? It’s not like I’ll see David again. What if—just this once—I could have everything I wanted?
Excerpt
David pulled the car off the road into the edge of a driveway for another farm. He shifted in his seat so he was facing Oliver. “I don’t care if you ski or ride or do anything else I do. I like you because of who you are, not who anyone else thinks you should be.”
“But those are the things you do for fun. You’re Outdoors Man, and I’m Hide Behind My Computer In My Pajamas Man.”
“Opposites attract?”
Oliver snorted “Maybe at first, but do they stay attracted?”
David pondered that for a moment. “I think they have to find out by trying.”
“But this is temporary, right?”
David didn’t want it to be, but Oliver hadn’t given him a choice. At least they still had one more night. And he had every intention of making the best of it.
“Do you remember last night? When I had you in the shower? When I made you brace yourself on the wall, and I put my tongue in your ass?”
Oliver made a strangled sound. “Jesus, yes.”
“You know I’ve never done that, right? But I wanted to with you. There are so many things I want to do with you, Oliver.”
“David, I can’t… This can’t be…” Oliver glanced at him. His eyes were wet with tears.