Benjiâs parents worry about him being alone, so Benji reassures themâheâs serious with his boyfriend, and theyâre in love. One little problem: the boyfriend doesnât exist. But itâs no big deal; a little white lie never hurt anyone. Besides, it makes them happy and takes the pressure off him. Theyâll never know.
Then a Thanksgiving storm finds him and Gil stranded together and having dinner with strangers. Even stranger is the kiss they share later that night. And the next morning.
Gil is funny and charming and in the weeks following, Benji is falling head over heels with a real, potential love. Now his parents are pressuring him to come home for Hanukkah, but heâs hoping to spend the holidays with Gil.
Cue the parents showing up unexpectedly at his front door. And wanting very much to meet the boyfriend heâs been with for almost a year. Whose name is not Gil.
Uh-oh.