GENRE: Gay Thriller Spicy Romance
LENGTH: 69,833 words
RATING:

Cody is desperately trying to escape his nightmare homelife. Michael is a doctor from extraordinary wealth. What they have in common is being shunned and abused by their families for being gay. Through completely different circumstances, they both arrive in the same, rural Georgia town and, when they meet, the attraction between them is instant and strong.

Together they face bigotry, homophobia, and hate. As attacks on them intensify, Michael and Cody rely more heavily on each other. Each new assault serves only to strengthen and deepen their relationship.

In this storm of violence, they confront their families and refuse to back down, only to be rejected again. Meanwhile, an unknown perpetrator escalates his attacks on their home, their businesses, and even their very lives.

Will Michael and Cody survive the attacks? Can their relationship endure the constant insults of bigotry and hatred? Through chaos and hostility, they have to fight for their love.

EXCERPT:
Note: may contain sexually explicit scenes of a homoerotic nature.

“Come on, come swimmin’ with me!” Cody begged, taking Michael’s hands into his. “When’s the last time you went skinny dippin’?”

Michael just laughed. “I have never been skinny dipping in my life!”

“All the more reason!” Cody insisted.

“I don’t know, Cody. I don’t think I like this idea.”

“Listen, I give you my solemn promise that nothin’ is gonna get you -- except maybe me!”

“You sure?” Michael asked.

“A hundred percent.” Cody insisted.

Cody came over and pulled Michael’s T-shirt over his head. He did the same with his own T-shirt and stepped out of his sneakers. Michael kicked off his shoes. He pulled Cody in for a kiss. They kissed leisurely, enjoying the feeling of each other’s warm skin. After a moment, Cody stepped back and said, “Okay, turn around.”

Michael was surprised and asked, “Why?”

“Cause I’m about to take my pants off and you don’t need to be lookin’ at my willie!”

Michael laughed and turned around. A moment later he heard a splash and turned to see Cody swimming in the water.

“Water’s great!” he yelled. “Get your ass in here!”

“You turn around!”

Cody laughed and turned to face the opposite direction. Michael pulled his shorts down and when he looked back at the water, he saw that Cody had turned back around and was staring right at him. “Hey!” he yelled, covering his privates with his hands.

“Ooh, you got a pretty one!” Cody teased. “Come on, get in here!”

Michael eased himself into the water. Cody came to greet him, gave him a hug and a kiss. “I’m proud of you!” he said, sincerely.

They played and splashed in the water, which felt great on a hot and humid south Georgia afternoon.

“Havin’ fun?” Cody asked.

“Yeah, but you know, we could’ve done this in Paul and Ginny’s pool!”

“You think they’d let us go skinny dippin’?” Cody teased and playfully grabbed for Michael’s dick.

“I’ve been assaulted!” Michael yelled and started swimming up the river, pretending to get away from Cody. After a moment, he stopped and stood, looking around a slight bend in the river. “Hey, Cody. Come see!”

“Holy shit!” Cody exclaimed as he approached.

Just above them was a small waterfall. It was only about ten feet high but the water flowed over it gracefully. They swam up and found the pool at the bottom was deeper than they could reach. Cody climbed up the bank of the river, then climbed up the side of the waterfall.

“You’d better be careful!” Michael admonished.

He gingerly stepped back into the water at the top of the waterfall. The water was shallow -- barely past Cody’s ankles -- and the riverbed was rocky but easy enough to walk on. He came to the edge of the waterfall. He stood there, naked, with the warm air and sunshine on his skin. Looking down at Michael, he said, “I don’t think I have ever felt this good in my entire life!” With that, Cody dove over the waterfall and into the pool below.

When he came up, he swam to Michael and kissed him passionately. “Geezus, what a great fuckin’ day this is!”

“I saw your willie!” Michael said, laughing.

Cody laughed too and said, “Okay, your turn to play showoff. Get up there and take a dive!”

“I cannot believe I’m going to do this!” Michael said as he climbed up the riverbank, excited to take a leap.

For over an hour, they dove over the waterfall time and again. Sometimes individually, sometimes together, holding hands. When exhaustion set in, they made their way back downstream and crawled onto a rock to dry off in the sun.

“What’s the chance that somebody catches us here?” Michael asked, sounding somewhat serious.

“No idea,” Cody answered. “I mean, somebody comes here. It ain’t much of a pathway through the woods, but it’s definitely a path.”

“This was an incredible adventure and I mean that sincerely! But I’m thinking that the next time we come here, maybe we wear swimming trunks and save the hugging and kissing for when we get back home?”

“Well,” Cody replied, “I guess if you wanna be smart about it, then sure!”

They got dressed and headed back to Michael’s house. When they got inside, Michael said, “I’m feeling kinda nasty from that river water. I definitely need a shower.”

“Yeah, me too,” Cody said.

“Wanna join me?” Michael asked.

Cody just smiled and followed Michael into the bedroom. This time, they undressed without reservation. Under the warm, running water, they kissed in between taking turns soaping each other up, lathering each other’s hair with shampoo and exploring each other’s bodies with their hands.

When the hot water finally ran out, they took turns drying each other off, then Michael grabbed Cody by the hands. “I loved everything about today!” he said.

“Come here,” Cody said, leading Michael to the bed. “I think we’re ready for this.”