Tom Foster has his life planned out, and he's systematically pursuing his goals. At twenty-two, he's been organist and choirmaster at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd for three years, he's working on his doctoral thesis, and he's beginning a secondary career performing in concert. There is no room in his schedule for romance ... until Noah Webster, a gorgeous green-eyed blond, walks into the church one evening to audition for the choir.<br><br>What starts as an arrangement of convenience -- Tom's usual page turner is unavailable, and Noah agrees to do the job-soon turns into a fast friendship. Then Noah, who is saddled with an obnoxious roommate, rents the spare bedroom in Tom's house, and ultimately the two men become lovers and partners in life.<br><br>But before they can ride off into the sunset together, they must face one major obstacle: Noah's violent, homophobic Southern Baptist father.

Love Turns the Page

“Does jerking off with my best friend when I was sixteen count as sex?”


“Then no, I’m a nineteen-year-old virgin. Please don’t tell anybody.”


“It’s not my secret to tell,” Tom said, “and certainly none of my business.”


“We’re going to get along just fine,” Tom said. But one of these days, sex will inevitably rear its ugly little head, he thought,and when it does, we’ll just have to deal with it. He turned the music off, locked the front door, and drove Noah back to the church parking lot, pulling up beside the only car that remained in the lot.


“What time do you get off work tomorrow, Noah?”


“I work from seven till three tomorrow.”


“Perfect,” Tom said. “I have the address, and I’ll be at your place by four.”


They shook hands on the bargain, and he watched Noah drive off in his old clunker.


Chapter 7