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

“You shouldn’t worry about such things,” I said.


“Do you think Tony’s going to be all right?”


She reached over, took my hand.92: Something’s Not Right


He stared at me with dark, unreadable eyes.


He glanced around at the plastic tenting that enclosed him, seemed confused, unsure where he was.


It was late evening now. Visiting hours would soon be over, and the hallway outside had become much quieter. Jackson had taken the others home to clean up and have a bite to eat. I had remained, seated next to Tony’s bed, watching him as he slept. His temperature had gone down to 101 earlier in the day, but now the monitor said it was 102.


I’m going to tell J. to bring your teddy. Would you like that?


He did not answer, did not seem to understand me. His eyes were full of pain.


Chapter 103