The Families in Rossford — Chris Lewis Gibson

"When it happened, all those years ago, when I knew what I had done I felt so sick. So dirty. There are moments now, years later, when the day is bright and everything seems so beautiful, and then I slip into that darkness. I'm in that day again where I did what I did. I want to die. So that's why I'm careful with us. That's why I walked away tonight and won't come back until after midnight. That's why I keep my distance, always try to check my emotions, my lust. That's why I always whisper, 'Are you okay? Are you alright?' when we make love. That's why we can be friends, friends who sleep in the same bed, but why I would never be your boyfriend again, not in a million years, Dylan Mesda." Dylan Mesda and Lance Bishop attempt to sustain a relationship whose trust was once so violently broken, but help is in the way in the form of young Elias Anderson. Brendan and Kenny attempt to keep their union alive while Sheridan comes to terms with the deepest love he has ever known while the second greatest love, Logan Banford, struggles to make a life as an aging escort. There are new people in Rossford as well: the dark and strange Maggie Biggs; young poet, Jonah Layton. Sean Babcock returns after a long absense to be reunited with the brother he harmed. Todd and Tara's daughter, Maia, is all grown up. Laurel Houghton, so steady in life, is about to be made unsteady in love, and the childless Will and Layla will have their lives permanently altered by a trip overseas.