Keenan Hunter, a na?ve farm boy, quickly falls for his college roommate, Tucker Reynolds, a more sophisticated city slicker. For a time, Keenan's feelings for Tucker appear to be reciprocated, although neither man openly expresses any feelings they may have for the other. For reasons Keenan can't understand, Tucker starts to date Jane Williams, a fellow student. Keenan deals with the pain of rejection by finding another man to love. But time and again, this proves unsuccessful. Tucker has captured Keenan's heart and no one else can match the forever love Keenan thought he had with Tucker. When Tucker marries Jane, he asks Keenan to be his best man. Keenan reluctantly agrees and performs his duties, all the while hiding the pain of his broken heart. The experience leaves Keenan with a life-long aversion to weddings. Years pass and the two men drift apart. Keenan becomes the head veterinarian at an animal rescue center. And because of a three-legged Yorkshire terrier, Tucker comes back into Keenan's life. Circumstances have changed for Tucker. Will these changes finally allow Keenan to regain his forever love? Maybe weddings aren't so bad after all.

Keenan's Forever Love

Dinner was also a pleasant affair. They ate at an Italian restaurant that had been a favorite of the two men. Again, it surprised Keenan that he was able to enjoy himself despite the change in the status of his relationship with Tucker. Could it be that their friendship went deep enough to endure without the aspect of physical love? Keenan cared enough for Tucker to want to try. That night, as he mulled over the happenings of the day, he determined he still had his best friend. However, the apartment seemed very quiet and empty without Tucker.


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