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Andrew and Eric, wrapped in the warmth of a sunset, share a quiet moment together. As their easy conversation shifts, Eric asks about Andrew's past, hoping to learn more. Reluctant at first, Andrew finally opens up, recounting a vulnerable and intimate story about his first love—an encounter with a closeted athlete that shaped his view on relationships and self-worth. As Andrew reveals the bittersweet lessons of his past, the bond between him and Eric deepens. Together, they reaffirm their commitment to building an honest and loving future, unburdened by the ghosts of yesterday.

Twenty-year-old Cooper Hudson is the oldest of four boys, who spent their first few years living on the family sheep station - Southern Hills, that is located on the south of the Eyre Highway, with the turn-off located 82 kilometres East of the nearest town of Norseman. Cooper is a third-year university student in Perth, where the family is based with their mother working part-time at the nearby college and their father often works away as he is a AFP senior officer. As the family enjoys another holiday down at the station, a big surprise is revealed, which changes Cooper's future totally.

For the last few years she's lived on a cloud, always pinching herself to make sure she was awake. She'd met and married a man she never would have dreamed possible. But then, out of nowhere, she meets yet another, equally as impossible. 'What are the odds,' she asks herself, 'and should I just walk away?' Instead, she plays a chaste, if daring, game with him, that upends all of their lives—his, hers, and her husband's as well.

Meet Joel... A kind of man everyone admires- smart, handsome, and driven—but beneath the surface lies a past soaked in darkness and regret. When love finally knocks on his door, it feels like the reward he’s been waiting for. But with every passionate moment comes a rising tide of jealousy and envy, and his haunting past lurks, ready to destroy everything he's fought for. As the pressure mounts, Joel must face the question: Will he hold onto the life and love he's always dreamed of, or will the weight of his secrets drag him to a fate where nothing remains but ashes??

A straight friend, an artist who the narrator has known since college, compliments him on the definition of his muscles. The narrator has always considered the straight friend very attractive, The narrator is concerned his friend is not aware of his own good looks and is not keeping himself fit as they grow older. The narrator has a strategy for helping his friend.