When his snobbish future in-laws travel all the way from Boston to visit, wise-cracking Southerner Wiley Cantrell learns gay marriage is not without its disadvantages. He’s preoccupied by concerns over the health of his special needs son Noah, a meth baby who was not expected to live yet is now on the cusp of puberty, and the antics of Wiley's outrageous would-be mother-in-law and severely conservative father-in-law strain his relationship with Jackson Ledbetter, a pediatric nurse who poses problems of his own. As their respective families meet and greet, each just as meddlesome and inflexible as the other, North meets South and the fireworks and cultural misunderstandings are plenty.<br><br>Then a tornado blows through the small Mississippi town where Wiley's mother lives, wrecking his mother's house and leaving their lives in disarray. And Jackson's secret drug addiction comes to light, devastating Wiley and Noah. With so many stones in the road, Wiley and Jackson find their dream of becoming a real family falling apart. Though Wiley relies on humor to cope, he'll need something more to keep his happily ever after from slipping away.

Stones in the Road

I watched for about two minutes, increasingly horny for him, but he paid no attention to me. When I sat up in bed, he righted himself and looked in my direction.


“You forgot to mention your folks are possessed by Satan,” I said, my eyes raking over his body with obvious desire. “But what’s a little psychosis among friends?”


“Preparing the way for the Antichrist, are they?”


“Making the world safe for ax murderers and rape gangs?”


“There’s nothing wrong with them that can’t be fixed with a chain saw and a bathtub full of hydrochloric acid. Just ask my Uncle Jerry. Ooops. Sorry. You can’t!”


“A shotgun would be faster, but it makes a hell of a mess.”


Obediently, he padded across the carpet and stood before me. I put my hands on his hips. “Wanna fool around?”


“Now that’s why you don’t get invited to the really cool parties.”


Chapter 14