Mike Redding and Jim Hartnett are firm friends, but as they approach prom, Jim has a secret. He wants to confess his feelings for Mike, but he never gets the chance because Mike has a secret of his own; he's joining the army.Now, years later, Mike returns a broken and tortured man. Injured in combat; he bears scars on his body and on his soul. Isolated, he hides himself away and wonders how he can ever adjust to being back home.Jim has always wondered what would have happened if he had been honest with Mike, but over the last four years he has moved on. He went to college and now has a good job, and he's just moved in with his boyfriend, Ryan. But then he learns that Mike is back, and all the feelings that had been pushed deep down inside him rise to the surface once again.As the two men reconnect, they find new layers to their friendship, but neither are the same as they used to be. Will Jim be stuck in the past? Does Mike even have it in him to love again?Please Note: This book contains adult language and steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approximately 31,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger." Themes includes: MM romance, contemporary, military, drama, love triangle, friendship, soul mates, HEA