It all begins on Christmas week as Eric and his friends prepare for the Holidays. A chance encounter doesn't feel like a coincidence in his otherwise charmed life.

It all begins during the week before Christmas, Eric and his friends gather to acknowledge friends, past and present; Eric is reminded of his life's greatest regret and sets out to correct it.

Eric's present is placed on hold while he reemerges in his past, during a time of turmoil that's mixed in equal parts of discrimination, passion, peril, and hope.

A brush with the law reminds Eric that gays are not welcome; a weekend bender lands Eric and Christian in Mexico; Eric's condition in the present remains unresponsive.

Eric reunites with Christian, no longer feeling the need to repress his past; Eli defends Eric, rescuing him from a beating.

Will is able to make a connection with Eric while at his hospital bedside; Eric reports to his first day of work; Eric's physician shares the findings of his test results.