After two failed marriages and 50 years in the closet, Derek finally comes to grips with being gay. Coming out into the sunlight to be accepted for who he's always been, he attempts to find a relationship; starting a correspondence with a pen pal over the internet. A connection made, his imagination soars as he sends chapter after chapter of a fictional story of two men who fall in love, build a home and raise a family. Fiction clashes with reality when Derek is finally introduced to his companion in a meeting that is less than romantic.