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 brought him home with me. Don’t be mad.”


“You bring him back,” I said. “I ain’t playing. You had no right.”


“No, you listen to me. You bring him back!”


“I’m not taking him back, Wiley. He’ll be right here and he’ll be fine. Billy wants to talk to you—”


“I am not going to listen any of your Baptist bullshit! You bring my son back!”


“I’m a little bit more than upset!”


“I don’t need your goddamn help! I want you to bring my son back and stop fucking with me.”


“I don’t give a fuck. You hear me? I don’t give a flying fuck what Billy wants, what you want, what anybody else in this goddamn world wants! Iwant my son back!”


“I’m just thinking about Noah’s best interests. You can’t keep him—”


“You think you can do this kind of shit to me because I’m gay? Is that it?”


Chapter 80