Alex will admit he has a number of regrets--losing his football scholarship, participating in a failed marriage, not finding a way to get out of town--but he regrets nothing more than not standing up for his best friend (and boyfriend) in high school, Ricky Lee Jennings. So when Ricky Lee comes back to town for the first time in years to attend a high school reunion, Alex is intrigued and curious about whether he might have an opportunity to at least apologize and put things in the past. But just as much has happened in Alex's life since the last time they saw each other, Ricky Lee has experienced a number of life changes as well. And while the spark that was there between them quickly reignites, they are left with the question of whether they can accept each other for the men they have become. There are some interesting twists here that make for a bit of intrigue--and some side characters who truly get their just desserts--leaving a reader with something both entertaining and endearing. ( )