In the three months since their break-up, Nick has been unable to move on from his eight-year relationship with his ex-boyfriend Justin, with whom he is still deeply in love, a situation exacerbated by the fact that they are fostering a child together and are therefore obligated to interact regularly.
When he attends a New Year's Eve party he'd prefer to avoid, he hopes it might at least lead to a new boyfriend—only to be kissed by his ex at the stroke of midnight.