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

Geoff sighed, his breath tickling along Larry’s neck. “I’m not going back to your place as long as Doug is there. I’m not wasting my time practicing in that stupid band.”


Larry didn’t want to talk about any of that now. It would lead to an argument, and the golden afterglow bathing them would disappear. “Hush,” he said, squeezing Geoff’s shoulder. “New rule—when it’s the two of us, we can’t talk about Doug or the band. Deal?”


Geoff raised his head to rest his chin on Larry’s shoulder. A slow smile spread across his face, and his eyes warmed while, beneath the sheets, one hand drifted down over Larry’s stomach, lower, as if interested in reigniting their earlier passion. As his fingers combed through thick pubic hair to strum over Larry’s dick, Geoff promised, “Deal.” 19


Chapter 56