Nick is fascinated by the young man who sits alone in his favorite bar, Blue’s. When a chance presents itself for Nick to make his approach, he grabs it. It turns out to be a chance not only to meet the man, Connor, but to help him change his life for the better. Connor’s story is terrible. Nick and the bar owner help Connor out of the horror of his life and Nick literally takes Connor home with the offer of a small job. Will Connor take the chance to make something of his life, and will Nick realize that Connor has fallen hard for him and step up and do something about it? In 2009 Torquere Press' Annual Charity Sip Blitz went to the Matthew Shepard Foundation.