Tyler Schaeffer's whole world has been yanked out from under him. Job? Gone. Marriage? Kaput. With nothing to keep him in Chicago, he's headed home to Seattle to lick his wounds and start over. To his surprise, his high school best friend—the man he ghosted five years ago—swoops in to help him pick up the pieces.

Justin Tucker still stings over Tyler vanishing, but when his old friend needs help, saying no is out of the question. Justin's got a spare room, and he'll do anything he can to help Tyler get back on his feet.

As the guys find their way back to friendship, Justin's old feelings find their way back to the surface. He long ago made peace with Tyler being straight, but that doesn't make twenty years of longing any easier to bear. Now he's wondering if he can really handle having the man of his dreams living under his roof and out of his reach.

Except maybe Tyler isn't as far out of reach as either man thinks…