Love sucks. Relationships suck. But Hale Reston loved Jesse Whitfield anyway'until he left without saying goodbye and without an explanation. Hale was going down'going down hard. Braden Owens picked him up and showed him loving someone doesn't have to hurt. Just as Hale has convinced himself what he has with Braden is just sex, Jesse returns and Hale must accept that his emotions run deep, but not just for Braden. He's still in love with Jesse, too.
