Chapter 1“Don’t do this to me, man.” Austin Emerson pleaded in a strained voice. He stood in the lobby of his dorm, a small duffel bag at his feet, and stared at the cell phone clutched in his white-knuckled grip. Ridiculous as he couldn’t see the face of his friend in the glossy surface, but sometimes instinct won over sense. “I’ve been waiting for almost an hour.” “Sorry.” Jim’s breezy burst of laughter proved his apology false. “But she gave me an offer I couldn’t refuse, or at least one hell of a blowjob.” “Don’t tell him that!” Austin heard the indignant squeal in the background, the faint slaps and giggles audible over the alternative radio station Jim listened to and thought made him cool. Enough to grasp Jim’s girlfriend didn’t appreciate the comment. But it was hard for Austin

