When Connlin comes out of the closet he doesn't expect to find love so easily. His best friend Thomas has a twin, named Eli, and they quickly find themselves lost in their feelings. Eli and Connlin become lovers, and only begin to explore the possibilities of their young lives when Eli is diagnosed with Leukemia, a deadly cancer, and is told he'll only have six years to live. But the twins' guardian Leroy has done something in his past that has a gang out for vengeance against him. Eli and Thomas are the two closest people Leroy has, thus making Eli their first victim. In the gangs attempt to annihilate the family they fail at their first attempt, and Eli lives through the attack, only to be diagnosed soon after. Connlin is distraught, even more so than Eli and the rest of his family. After almost losing his lover once, he is not looking forward to losing him for real in six years. So, while the gang thinks up different approaches to killing Leroys family, Connlin has given himself the task of creating the best life he possibly could for his dying lover. He does everything in his will to keep Eli safe and happy. But will it be enough in the end?