There had been one time in the past when Matt had lost the power to communicate telepathically with Vic. It was the only time they’d reversed roles in bed—Matt had never been topped during s*x, and could think of no other way to give himself completely to Vic than to lose the last remaining vestiges of his virginity to his lover. But when Vic came in him, he somehow transferred the powers back to Matt, and it made him violently ill the next morning. To make matters worse, the telepathy they shared had been severed, cancelled out almost, and the silence that had filled Matt’s head was frightening. That time, the connection came back on its own, and they agreed never to do that again. Vic didn’t like pitching, anyway. He enjoyed the role of catcher all too well. Or, as he put it, “I need to
