David Payne only worked with his Irish teammate for three months before he went under cover for two years on an op that almost got him killed. Waking up to Hunter after his surgery was a surprise and reignited his attraction for the man. When their boss sends him to finish up his required medical leave and home with Hunter to bury his grandfather, Payne not only wants to be there for his teammate, but knows this is the opportunity he's been looking for to get to know the man better. There was a reason Ian Hunter hadn't returned home since he left eight years ago. It had nothing to do with the Kentucky thoroughbred community or his family. No, it had everything to do with the man who abused him during his high school years.The passing of his grandfather gives him no choice but to return to the ranch he loved so much and the man who made him a victim when he was younger. He wasn't a victim now, but returning home wasn't going to be easy. Even less so, when his boss sends the man he's been crushing on for the last three years with him.