Years have gone by since the death of Noah his special needs son, and Wiley Cantrell realizes it’s time to move on. He and his husband Jackson try to adopt little Tony Gorzola, a deaf boy with HIV who is emotionally traumatized.<br><br>Difficulties quickly set in. Tony is a sweet boy but very damaged by abuse and neglect. And Tony’s mother, in prison, is unwilling to relinquish her parental rights. No sooner do they get the go ahead to foster Tony when another child they had considered becomes available -- the daughter Jackson always wanted.<br><br>With two children on their hands, life is complicated -- wonderfully so. But just as things begin to settle down, Tony, his immune system compromised, falls ill with pneumonia ... and Wiley and Jackson find their little family faced with crisis once again.

Go Tell It on the Mountains

Tony looked up, his face full of alarm.


“I was thinking about all the times we had a burger with Noah…I never thought we’d be able to do that again.”


“And you’re not doing it now. You’re having burgers with us.”


“I know, but it gets all mixed up in my head sometimes. For the first time in years, I feel like I can breathe again.”


I’m happy,I replied.I didn’t mean to scare you. We’ve waited a long time for someone like you to be part of our family, and now that you’re here, I’m just really happy. Don’t worry. How is your hamburger?


We need to talk to you about something,I said, glancing at Jackson, who nodded.


Chapter 61