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 think we need to look for a place of our own up here,” Noah said.


“No argument there,” Tom said, “except for the question ‘can we afford it?’”


“Yeah, we might not be able to get serious about a summer cabin until I finish school and I’m gainfully employed.”


“Meanwhile, we ought to start a special savings account for the purpose of accumulating enough money for a down payment.”


“Right now,” Noah said, “I don’t have anything left over to save.”


“True, so I think we’ll start it with my fee for tomorrow’s performance and add all future fees to it. As I do more and more gigs, the fund will grow.”


“I thought you were putting most of the fees you get for performing into your organ fund.”


“I’ve been doing that for a while, and there’s enough there now for a good-sized electronic organ.”


“I don’t want you to give up your dream of having a small pipe organ at home.”


Chapter 73