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

“Geo,” he tried again. “No, I can’t. We shouldn’t…”


But when he tried to raise his hands up to push his friend away, Geo pulled him closer and his arms folded easily between them. He had no resistance at all against this man—he never had. Geo nibbled on Larry’s jaw, tiny little bites that sent shivers down his spine.


Larry took a step back but his legs bumped against the foot of the bed. In his eagerness Geo followed, but the sudden shift of his weight against Larry’s body set them both off-balance. Now Larry grabbed the front of Geo’s shirt as he struggled to stay upright, the world sliding out from under him. He felt Geo’s arms wrap around his waist and tighten, but they couldn’t hold him in place. Unceremoniously Larry dropped to the bed and lay there, spread-eagle and winded.


A moment later, Geo climbed on top of him, grinning broadly. “I like where you’re going with this,” he purred.


Chapter 63