Progression is the continuing story of the four Cohorts, three women, and Beau, a homosexual male. In this the second story in the Cohort Trilogy, everyone is older, and supposedly wiser. The Cohorts' lives have changed in ways that they never would have imagined. One Cohort is a parent, while another tries desperately for a child. Beau's long lost abusive mother has re-surfaced, and has contacted him. She has also become involved with an ex boyfriend of Beau's--the skanky Sandal. This red-haired queen will stop at nothing to get what he wants. So he and Mommy Dearest join forces to plot against Beau. Amidst, someone attempts to kill one of Beau's female Cohorts, while a crack addicted jailie seeks revenge on another. Al-so, is Ronni dead, or alive? And a fragile-minded man de-cides he loves Beau...