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

“Babe,” Tom said, “this weekend is about two brothers getting better acquainted as adults. Go show him the town, or the beach, or the campus, or whatever comes to mind. If you want to meet me at The Loop or the Pizza Italian for lunch, call me when you’re fifteen minutes out.”


“Okay,” Noah said, “that’s what we’ll do.”


Tom pulled car keys out of his pocket and said, “Want to do it in style?”


“Babe,” Tom said patiently, “a Beemer is a BMW motorcycle. The BMW automobile is known as a Bimmer.”


“I stand corrected. You want us to take the Bimmer?”


“Why not? If you don’t, it will just sit in the church parking lot most of the day feeling neglected.”


NOAH DROVE THE BMW carefully around town, showing Bobby the more interesting sights, concluding with a tour of the UNF campus. He parked in one of the parking lots near the admin building, and they sat in the car talking.


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