When he leaves Arkansas he's Hound, a lovesick cowboy who just needs to get away from the man he can never have. Hound travels across country, to California and part of the way back, trying desperately to figure what he needs to make the pain go away. What he finds is small town Utah, and a man named Del, who convinces him that he can start over. The changes in his life amaze him, and even as he takes back his given name of Kevin he finds himself falling for Del. Has Kevin finally found the man he wants, the one he can have for all time?