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

“About this, about us, about where this is heading.”


“What’s to talk about?” Noah said. “I’m pretty sure I’m in love with you. Anything wrong with that?”


“I’ve never been in love,” Noah said, “so I don’t know what it’s really like, but what I’ve been feeling for you these past two days certainly matches any description of love that I’ve ever heard of or read about.”


“Because you’re innocent, vulnerable, and totally without experience. I was determined not to take advantage of all of the above.”


“So why did you? Not that I believe for one minute that you took advantage of anything. Taking advantage implies that you made me do something that I didn’t want to do.”


“Because,” Tom said, “and I’ve never said this to anyone and never thought I would be saying it to anyone, at least not for years, I love you, Noah. It’s as simple as that.”


Chapter 16