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

Papa? His face brightened like a faucet of sunshine had been turned on.


They’re going to have a picnic at the park.


His mom and dad are going to be there too?


It’s a long story. 63: It’s a Frisbee Thing


We took Eli along since his brother Josh was being a “booger breath” and went to hang out with his friends, leaving Eli at loose ends.


“Papa!” Noah exclaimed when we arrived and found the Ledbetters at a picnic table. Noah went running to throw himself into Jackson’s arms. Jackson scooped him up and whirled him around, and I felt something twinge in my heart. Jealousy, perhaps. Bitterness, more likely.


“There you are,” Mrs. Ledbetter said brightly. “Is this another one of your children?”


“This is Eli, one of my brother Bill’s,” I said.


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