title: Embracing Love: My Journey to Hugging a Man in His Underwear
author:  Nathan Albert 
description: Nathan Albert is a pastor, husband, preacher, father, and storyteller. He is the author of the viral blog post, I Hugged a Man in His Underwear which was the impetus for his book, Embracing Love: My Journey to Hugging a Man in his Underwear. He has worked in youth ministry in Rhode Island, college ministry in Chicago, and as the Director of Pastoral Care with The Marin Foundation. He holds a Master of Divinity from North Park Theological Seminary where he focused his thesis on the Evangelical Covenant Church and the biblical scholarship pertaining to homosexuality. Prior to seminary, Nathan earned a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from Rockford College and worked as a professional singer and actor performing for more than a quarter of a million people across the country. An ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church, Nathan and his wife, Kate, and son, Foster, currently reside in Rhode Island. Learn more about Nathan at www.nathanalbert.com and follow him on twitter: @nathanalbert; Facebook: nathanalbert; or instagram: nalbert.
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  Gabriel backed off an inch. I wasn’t thinking about it, but then felt his hand
  on the small of my back, sliding down and touching the hem of my underwear.
  
  I blushed again, looking back at him, confused. Did he want me to move?
  
  His eyes were on my butt. I understood then. I was wearing the heart underwear
  he had commented on earlier. Now my cheeks were really too hot. I hadn’t
  expected him to see that.
  
  His fingers traced the edge of the panties. “Hidden heart...” His eyes drifted
  up, until the deep crystal blue pools caught mine and I found myself unable to
  reply.
  
  His eyes drifted down again, stopping at my mouth. The shirt he’d pulled from
  the dresser dropped to the floor.
  
  I twisted, until my back was against the door. “Gabriel?”
  
  He breathed out slowly, his hands catching my wrists until they were pinned to
  the door. His head lowered, his eyes closed.
  
  His lips found mine.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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