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’m just kidding, darling. Wait till you have some of your own.”


“Well, about that, I was just saying—” Aunt Margret said.


“I heard you,” Mrs. Ledbetter said, nodding. “I’m quite sure we all heard you, dear. How could we not? I’ve always believed you should speak your mind, and speak it loudly and firmly. I do hate people who mumble. But you…you don’t need advice from me on that score, do you?”


Aunt Margret pursed her lips, staring at this bony Yankee woman as if she couldn’t decide whether she was being insulted or complimented.


“Are you a friend of the family?” Mrs. Ledbetter asked.


“Martha was married to my brother Elvis.”


I could see Aunt Margret resisting the urge to roll her eyes.


Jackson glanced at me, raised an eyebrow. Your dad’s name was Elvis? Are you frikkin’ kidding me?


Chapter 67