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

“Spared no expense, eh?” Larry asked, stepping into the room to look around.


Behind him, he heard the quiet click of the door as it shut. Then he felt Geo’s hands on his upper arms, followed by soft breath on the nape of his neck. “Larry,” Geo murmured. Damp lips pressed below his hairline behind his right ear. “God, I’ve wanted this for so long.”


“You could’ve called me.” Larry took a step forward, putting some much needed distance between them, then turned to face his friend. “You had my number. I tried to keep in touch at first. You’re the one—”


Geo came closer, took Larry’s hands in his, squeezed them tight. The heartache in his eyes was hard to bear, but Larry couldn’t look away. He wouldn’t. God, after all this time! Why now? When we can do nothing about it? Damn you, Geoff. Damn you—


But when he opened his mouth to say the words out loud, Geo’s lips covered his in a breathless kiss. 20


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