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

Only Geoff didn’t answer. Larry hung up and tried again. Same thing, odd. Not even his roommate picked up. As far as Larry knew, Geoff didn’t have any classes on Saturdays. So where was he?


The thought slid into his head so easily, he was almost convinced it was true. But no, they were friends, right? And after what had happened the night before, in the van…they were morethan that now, weren’t they?


Maybe Geoff was in the caff grabbing a bite to eat. But probably not—students with meal plans only got enough for two each on Saturday and Sunday. That was one reason why the cafeteria opened so late on weekends, serving more brunch than breakfast.


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