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

But it was their first time, in every way. Their first time alone, without anyone else around. Their first time sharing a bed, falling asleep in each other’s arms, waking to the gentle sounds of each other’s breath.


Their first time exploring each other’s bodies, with hands and tongues. No clothes separating them this time, no one threatening to walk in on them, no distractions, no interruptions. Nothing but Geoff beneath Larry, willingly giving himself body and soul, as they learned through touch and taste and smell every crevice and nuance, every inch, every hair and freckle and mole. Each was a wondrous delight, a heady discovery, and Larry hoped Monday would never come.


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