Scoring the Player

I've spent my life holding on. Now he's asking me to let go.


Perfection is my armor. That's how I keep everyone happy.
Straight A's. No distractions.
Med school, residency, the surgical dream.


Then one day in the OR, the weight of it all comes crashing down.
Every breath becomes a battle.
So I leave the scrubs, the shame, and the panic behind for my brother-in-law's empty cottage.


Only, I'm not alone.
Matthew Carruthers is here.
Pro football player.
A six-foot-three slice of fun-loving temptatio...