Brian Marano is devastated when the father he adores walks out on him and his mother to start over with a new family. When Brian develops into an outstanding athlete, he thinks he's found a way to regain his father's love. When an injury ends his career football career, he uses his looks to pursue a journalistic career in the hot spots of the world with the same goal in mind. He can't allow his growing relationship with Jason Ratcliffe to get out of control because his father hates gays. It's not until Brian is captured, tortured, and put into solitary confinement that he stops long enough to discover what is really important to him. Jason agreed to tutor Brian so he can stay on the high school football team, but he quickly decided Brian was much more than a dumb jock. Through high school and college, he prods Brian to believe in himself, to attempt more than he thinks he can accomplish. Jason has loved Brain almost from the moment he realized he was gay, but he knows Brian values his father's love and recognition more than he values Jason's love. Is nine years too long to wait for what might never be?