A novel about an unconventional family. Cam, African American, and TJ, of Korean descent, reunite after years apart. They were inseparable as children and discovered their homosexuality together. TJ's parents, who own a bakery, welcomed Cam as one of the family. Later, life separated the two friends, and each has endured painful experiences. Cam lost his partner, Kai, who continues to appear to him like a ghostly presence, and TJ lost his father in an accident. Both carry other personal sorrows that their reunion will allow them to confront... In the background, the Texas city of Houston, undergoing rapid gentrification in some neighborhoods, like the one where TJ's family's bakery is located.