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

“Yeah, I guess,” he said, “sooner or later.”


“We need to start thinking about colors,” Tom said.


“What colors do we want to paint the walls? I sort of like neutral colors for the living areas downstairs, but we could get a little creative with the upstairs bedrooms if you want.”


“Neutral everywhere is fine with me. My mom tried painting the bedrooms in our house different colors once, but everyone got tired of it in a hurry, and she eventually went back to off-white or beige.”


“That works for me. This is going to be fun.”


“Decorating a house together. Don’t you think it’ll be fun?”


“Well,” Noah said, “when you put it that way.”


“Let’s go to bed, and I’ll put it anywhere/any way you like.”


“Speaking of beds, that master bedroom will hold a king-size bed. We can put our present queen-size bed in the larger of the two guest rooms.”


“Never mind that,” Noah said. “You mentioned sex—and we’re not home yet.”


Chapter 87