Charles and Philip Barnett have settled down to raise their children, but their domesticity is disrupted when Philip's nephew Steve is delivered to their doorstep early one morning after being beaten senseless by his homophobic father.<br><br>So the family grows, but of course, that's the easy part. A rabidly fundamentalist sheriff and a gay-bashing incident leave Steve and his new boyfriend in legal hot water and at the mercy of the deputies' harassment, and Charles must once again take up the fight for justice for his loved ones.

Triumph

“Good. In that case, here’s what I’d like you to do.” I outlined a brief plan of action.


Richard thought about it for a full minute and said, “We can set that up, no problem.”


Later, as we were all dressing, John said, “Don’t forget tomorrow evening. Joe is going to pull out all the Italian food stops.”


“That’s right. I’m digging deeply into my grandmother’s recipes,” Joe said.


“Is this a special occasion?” Philip said.


“You might say that, but it’s a secret for now,” John said.


SATURDAY EVENING CHARLES and I arrived in midtown at the appointed time. It was the first time we’d been back to the town house since we’d sold the place to Richard and Bruce.


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