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

“I’m so glad you asked that question,” Tom said. “The powers that be have decided that we’re going to do a Solemn High Evensong with smells and bells on the last Sunday in January. Don’t look at me like that, it won’t mean that much extra work. We’ll simply recycle a few anthems from the past twelve months. The good news is that the youth choir will be doing the service the following Sunday, so you can sleep late for a change.”


“Speak for yourself,” Carol said. “My daughter’s in that choir.”


“Let your husband take care of it that Sunday,” Linda said.


“In your dreams,” Carol said. “My daughter will expect me to be in the congregation that morning.”


“You could always have a ‘headache’,” one of the men said from the back row.


“That only works with husbands, not children.”


When the laughter had subsided, Tom said, “Okay, kids, time to go to work. Christmas is almost upon us, and we need to be totally prepared.”


Chapter 32