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

She snapped more photos inside the terminal, rushing up to a window to take a picture of a plane taxiing in for a landing in the dusk, then making Larry pose in front of an advertisement for Geo’s concert that hung on a wall. “My dad’s dating the hottest guy on the planet!” Crystal cried out at the top of her lungs as they headed down the escalator leading to the arrivals lounge.


Larry glanced around, embarrassed. “Crys, hush.”


“Dad, please.” Crystal rolled her eyes. “This is New York. No one cares if you’re gay.”


A man walking past them on the escalator gave her a grin over his shoulder. “You tell him, sister.”


With a smirk, Crystal said, “See? Thank you. If I had a hot boyfriend, I’d want everyoneto know.”


From up ahead, the man called back, “You and me both!”


Crystal laughed. “I lovethis city!”


Chapter 74