It got his attention. (Note - several readers have asked me to repost this story as it seemed to get lost when the site went down a little while back).
A character-driven romance: Ben befriends his new neighbor Molly. She admits to being gay; nonetheless their friendship blossoms into a deep, platonic love. Molly begins to express curiosity about a physical relationship with him, but Ben is reluctant to accomodate her. After an experience that shakes her to her core and forces her to re-think her assumptions on life and love, Molly and Ben pledge and consummate their love. Then, a lesbian flame surfaces and Molly finds her affection divided. / (Reviews)
A High School sports hero moves up to begin his baseball career only to have it crash around him. Fate and an old friend re-invent his life when he thinks he can't really be happy again.
There's been confusion over the North / South Carolina aspect of the story. I hope it's finally fixed. Sorry for the confusion.
Another story from Kate's Journal My cousin came to stay with Mom and me over Christmas break. I was in my first year at community college, but still hadn't found anyone I was comfortable enough with to trust with my first time. I thought we were just playing around, but I didn't realize I was playing with fire.