The Houseboy plot
"When the cat's away..."
It's Christmas time. Ricky is only just twenty, disarming and fun to watch. But he has no purpose in his life. He has long been happy to act as a bit of a playboy for a gay couple. He agrees to babysit their house and their animals when the two go on vacation for a few weeks. Ricky feels lonely and depressed. He is bored and spends his time on the internet, has a number of sex dates and turns to hard drugs. He is thinking about ending his life. But by chance he meets Blake, a sweet boy with a beautiful smile. Ricky begins to wonder if there is anything left to live for.