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

Once they were alone, Tom and Noah spent some time revising their calendar to reflect their class schedules for the coming term, as well as their rehearsal and performance schedules.


“We’re going to be busy,” Tom said as he studied the printed schedules.


In addition to the performance in Washington, Tom had performances lined up in Augusta, Savannah, and Tampa, as well as a local gig at St. John’s Cathedral, among others. His choir was planning to present the Duruflé Requiemin the spring, and the JSO Chorus would be performing the Bach St. Matthew Passionin the fall. In addition to those items, Noah had to perform his senior recital.


“Better busy than bored,” Noah said.


“Babe,” Tom said, “how could we possibly wind up being bored, as long as we have each other?”


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