Derek and Blue are settling down after their first eventful year together. To Derek's relief, Blue's managed to avoid kidnappers, mobsters, and murderers, not to mention he's stopped suggesting those hot but complicated threesomes. Their love is strong, the BDSM play kinkier than ever, but the couple is learning the normal, everyday world comes with trials of its own.Derek faces the crunch as finances grow strained. Blue struggles to accept his best friend Jodi's new relationship with a sexy but questionable boyfriend. And then there's their parents. Between a visit from Derek's estranged mother and a looming scandal with Blue's high profile father, simmering tensions threaten to erupt.When Derek takes an out-of-town job, he faces temptation in the form of the attractive young man "who might have been." Meanwhile, Blue is left home to weather the brewing storm alone, and when a lie comes to light, it may well be unforgivable. As the distance between Master and servant grows by more than just miles, can their hard-earned love endure?