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

“I almost did it,” he said absently, twisting his hands together.


“If there was ever a time in my life when I needed something…some chemical assistance…Jesus, what a day!”


“You don’t know the half of it,” he said.


“I’m sorry. Can I get you something? Make you some coffee?”


“You could kiss me and tell me not to be a fucking idiot.”


“You’re not an idiot,” I said softly.


“I actually pulled into the parking lot at Odessa.”


“Maybe you should call your sponsor?”


“I already did. I don’t want a drink—I’m not an alcoholic. I’m a drug addict. But Jesus! I feel like I’m coming unglued. And I knew if I had a drink, I wouldn’t want to stop there, because that’s just not going to cut it.”


“I could run you a hot bath, let you have a soak while I give you a blow job or something. Would that help relax you?”


Chapter 79