George Danson knows struggle better than most. Nights behind the bar keep the lights on, and a second gig as a batboy feels less like ambition and more like survival. Then one glance across the field stops him cold Eric Stratford, his childhood best friend and first love, staring back.
Eric isn’t the boy George remembers. He’s a Major League star now controlled, untouchable, and hidden deep in the closet. To fans, Eric is perfect. To George, he’s the heartbreak that never healed. And when Eric pretends not to recognize him, the rejection cuts sharper than the locker room jokes George hears every night.
Yet the pull between them still lingers. Beneath Eric’s flawless facade is a man torn between protecting his career and reclaiming the boy who once knew him best. George has to choose: fight for the man who walked away, or protect himself from being broken twice.
Under stadium lights, where every move is scrutinized, passion and fear are set to collide. Will Eric risk his image for love, or will George be left behind again?
