(Sequel to Unzip Me)
Kyler Stevens has successfully made it through another year of college. With summer headed his way and his best friend Benjamin, (or Bengy, for short), promising a camping trip of "epic proportions" during their time off, things are finally becoming normal again. Well, close to normal; Kyler's come out of the closet (sort of), which he tries to suppress if at all times possible. But aside from that, everything's just fine.
That is, until he receives a call from an estranged friend, and suddenly, his short summer break begins to turn into more of a short summer nightmare; the boy who used to unzip his pants is in trouble. Big trouble.
Car crashes, camp fires, and virginity thievery were child's play compared to what lies ahead.
Button up.
A typical hike to a mountain cabin turns to much more for best friends Nate Westfall and Kyle Haney. Nate's secret love for his 'straight' friend has been simmering for eight years, held down for fear of destroying their lifelong friendship.
But when Kyle starts to drink, he begins to 'play' with Nate in a way that Nate finds frustrating and difficult to resist. As Kyle pushes him over the edge and he can no longer hide his desire for the man, he begins to realize there is more to Kyle's unusual behavior than meets the eye.
Unexpected emotions boil over in the young man and for a brief moment it seems all of Nate's dreams of being with Kyle are coming true - until he is dealt a blow to his heart that shatters their friendship.
In despair after his falling out with Kyle, Nate is certain that his life couldn't get any worse, that the pain in his heart couldn't possibly be any more excruciating and unbearable, convinced that 'anything' would be better than this.
Until he reads the letter that Kyle left behind, and Nate finds himself thrust into a depth of hell and anguish that he is convinced no human being is equipped to survive.