Pull Me Under

Book excerpt: When the world is watching, don't stand aloneThe morning after celebrating his team's championship title, Ben Jimmer wakes up - not to a barrage of well-deserved congratulatory messages, but to a hangover and the news that he may have accidentally come out the night before. His manager convinces him that if you have to be the first openly gay footballer at the prime of your career, there's nothing wrong with enlisting a little help in the form of a long-term, committed and very fake boyfriend. Enter Henry Brown, university student, who's all too happy to lend Ben a hand. Between public appearances and the media spotlight, a careful friendship starts to bloom. But when the lines inevitably start to blur, the question is: are they ready for the real thing?