Loch was forced to pick a member of the University of North Carolina football team to date early in his freshman year. He had taken a chance on a scrawny freshman named Marcus. Two years later, in their junior years, Marcus has blossomed into a hulking football-playing man. Loch has kept up with the man he believes is his true Master, but now they have to meet each other's families. Either their connection will remain strong or fray under the scrutiny of their loved ones. Also looming in the future is the end of their senior year. What will happen when they go their separate ways?