After a couple of weeks at the Fire Island cabin, developing their second play together, writer Sam Herman thinks his star's flirting means he can finally risk a kiss. But maybe not: Tommy Hayes doesn't make a scene about it, but he leaves fast.
Back in the city, Tommy spills the story to a friend who makes an unexpected suggestion: marriage. Much to Tommy's surprise, the solution works. His wife Roberta is underwriting their play. She and Sam's wife become friends. And Tommy has their blessing to find out why Sam's kiss didn't send him running to confession.
Tommy and Sam find ways to fit their love affair into their marriages, careers, and military service. But they live on opposite coasts for decades, and Tommy finally has to ask: can they ever have a real life together?
