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

“But nothing., All you need to do is get that cute little bubble butt in gear and prove to those of us who love you that our faith in you isn’t misplaced— I know you can do it.”


“I wish this car didn’t have a center console,” Noah said.


“If it didn’t, I could scoot over and snuggle up to you, that’s why.”


“We’ll be home soon enough, and we can snuggle to our hearts’ content.”


When they got home, they went straight to bed and didn’t leave it until the next morning.


Over breakfast Tom said, “Feeling better about yourself today?”


“Yeah, and more than a little bit overwhelmed by everything that’s happened in the last ten days.”


Chapter 47