Childhood friendship. Adolescent longing. Adult passion. Is their timing finally right? Preston Fawkes is ten the first time he meets Konrad Schnell, the fifteen-year-old rising star of the San Antonio Polo Club. Captivated, Pres vows to learn the game at the hands of his newly acquired friend and mentor, even though his rancher father disapproves. Konrad Schnell is also a rancher's son, but his parents see their son's full potential as a high goal polo player. But Konrad has a secret that could jeopardize everything: he's a gay man living in the heart of Texas, and his parents and everyone in his world would disown him if he were to come out. Preston's hero worship soon grows into something deeper, but the friends are separated when thirteen-year-old Preston goes off to boarding school in England.