I like the layout of the story. We get 7 months from Red's (Ben's) POV, then the same 7 from Blue's (Adrian's), and then 5 months from their alternating POV for the rest (majority) of the book. I hope a similar layout will be used for the others in the series. (And we can easily see which characters will be picked up for the future stories of the series. I'm looking forward to Ben's brother Chris's story. He's got some unknown issues that should make for fun reading. Jason & Vincent's story should be good too.) 
 Ben is studying to be an actuary at the US economic downturn in 2008/2009. Whether or not his job will still exist the next day is constantly in question. Most of the time he does the "right" thing and studies for his next actuarial exam, but occasionally he still goes out clubbing with his buddy Jason. And Jason doesn't mind having sex with him occasionally either, though they've never been serious. Of course, those are usually the times when his boss, Adrian, finds him in compromising positions. After 2 or 3 of these, Ben gets tired of disappointing Adrian and buckles down. 
 Adrian is waaaay deep in the closet because his father expects him to take over the family-built and run insurance company started by his great-grandfather. He is expected to take over, marry well, and produce an heir who will also be passed the company. Adrian would much rather take care of his other grandfather's vineyard, but he feels responsible for the jobs of all the people in his West Coast office, which his father lets him manage as long as he "supresses his gay tendencies". 
 Ben stirs up long-buried emotions of a love lost when Adrian left that lover in Italy after his father had a heart attack, using that as an excuse to call Adrian back to the States to work in the business 8 years ago. And Adrian went, leaving behind the love of his life, who self-destructed and eventually died of AIDS. So there's a lot of guilt there. But Ben works his way under Adrian's defenses when they start working out together and working on a project for a conference. 
 Things boil over when Ben takes Adrian on a canoe tour of the Great Lakes areas of northern Minnesota (where Ben is from) and into Canadian forests. All the sexual tension they've been working on explodes, and then implodes once Adrian decides he needs to put himself back in his box at the bottom of his closet, tearing Ben up in the same way he did with Antonio many years ago before. 
 But seeing Ben stand up confidently to his overprotective older brothers gives Adrian some courage to finally stand up to his father. Adrian finally has something worth not backing down over: his and Ben's happiness. But just when Adrian gets his life in order so he can spend it with Ben, Ben (and Jason) disappear and can't be reached. Did Adrian wait too late and lose his chance a second time? 
 That's 95% of the plot. You can guess the last 5%. =) 
 I liked both MCs. I don't know that I felt they were "opposites", but they did have some preconceived notions to get past to truly see each other. At their cores, they are more alike than they are dissimilar, even through the 11 year age gap (35/24). Their problems were mostly external or with those preconceived notions of the other. Beyond that, they fit well. I might have given this 5 stars except that I don't feel like I ever completely connected to either MC that well. I definitely connected with Ben more than Adrian, but I'm very similar to Ben in background and temperament. (I don't suffer from the siblings.) 
 There is an HIV scare in this story, FYI. 
 I enjoyed the read very much and look forward to the next books in the series.