For years following an intimate encounter, Joel Grayson and James Fielding have circled each other, finally settling into a platonic relationship James's wife grudgingly accepts. As James focuses on the birth of his long-awaited son, Joel recommits himself to his art, burying the feelings he still holds for his ex-partner, Adam. When James's wife can't adjust to motherhood and abandons her family, James asks Joel for help, setting in motion events that leave the men right back where they started. A mosaic takes shape in Joel's studio, one constructed of heartbreak and fear. Once and for all, these men must decide who they are and whom they love.