As a teenage boy, Clay finds love for the first time with his best friend, Matthew-a love shattered by Matthew's guilt and religious dogma. Later, as a young man, Clay is blessed with the love of a woman, a close companion who accepts him for who he is even though he can never give her the devotion she deserves in return. But Clay might be able to put his guilt and disappointment behind him-if he can learn to accept love from an unexpected source.