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

“Noah, you were great out there on the stage,” Tom whispered in his ear, “and you don’t know how grateful I am. There will be more concerts, and in the not-too-distant future. By the way, I haven’t forgotten your honorarium. I’ll write you a check tomorrow.”


Noah hugged Tom back and retired to his bedroom in a bit of a daze. He hadn’t expected either the hug or the rush of feelings that had come with it. He stripped and crawled into his bed. He lay there for a long time, replaying the events of the evening in his head. He’d never slept naked, and he found the sensation of doing so to be erotic. He masturbated quickly, visions of Tom naked in the locker-room shower playing through his head.


The next morning, he padded naked to the bathroom and from there to the kitchen. Tom was at the counter, in roughly the same position as he’d been the day before. As Noah approached the kitchen table, Tom turned to set the glasses of juice down.


“I see you’ve joined the club,” Tom said.


Chapter 14