Back in college, Larry Carson played drums in a friend’s band and fell in love with the lead singer, Geoffrey Mason. But all that’s in the past. Larry’s now thirty-five, divorced, and father to a precocious thirteen-year-old daughter. One day, when Larry picks Crystal up from school, a song comes on the radio by a new rockstar climbing the charts. Larry recognizes Geoff’s voice immediately, though Crystal calls him Geo and claims he’s the hottest new singer on the scene. Just hearing him brings back a flood of memories, reopening wounds Larry thought long healed. The more he listens to Geo’s music, the more Larry falls in love with his former boyfriend all over again. Partly to prove to his daughter that he used to know Geo back in the day, and partly to reconnect with his old friend, Larry buys tickets to an upcoming concert and manages to score backstage passes. But there was a reason Larry and Geoff lost touch -- and stayed out of touch for so long. Will Geo even want to see Larry again after all this time? Or will the magic of their old familiar song bring about a harmonious duet?

Old Familiar Song

Still, Larry wasn’t about to confide his growing feelings about Geoff to his new friend. No need to scare the guy off right away. For one thing, Larry couldn’t get a bead on him. Usually he could feel a fellow out—call it gaydar or intuition or whatever, but after a little small talk, he knew whether or not he could make a pass at someone without being rebuffed. But Geoff, though…there was something about him Larry couldn’t quite pin down. They got along great, always seemed to be in sync, were on the same wavelength, had the same sense of humor, everything. And yet Larry didn’t know what would happen between them if he were to say or do anything to suggest something more than mere friendship.


Chapter 11