Dario Russo grew up on the road. The son of itinerant workers in California, he had no friends, no stability, and no concept of a normal life. Until the age of sixteen, when he meets Reverend Waters’ son, Billy Ray. The relationship is short lived, but it haunts Dario for the next thirty years. At the age of forty-six, he has the opportunity to return to Crows Landing, California, and the chance to track down the man who had meant so much to him.<br><br>But what he finds in Crows Landing is the last thing he expects. So wrapped up in his hopes for a second chance, he almost misses the very real interest from a local, Shawn Pederson. Shawn might not have the past working in his favor, but he’s willing to offer the future Dario always wanted.

Son of a Preacher Man

“Is there anything else? Like, if he’s married, or pictures, or something?”


Peck clicked on a link. A series of thumbnails appeared on the screen. “It doesn’t have too much about his personal life,” he mused. “But it looks like he’s fairly active in social programs. Like…oh.”


“Like what? It’s not anything bad, is it?”


Now, Peck looked uncomfortable. “I guess it depends on your perspective.” He clicked on a picture of a large group of men and women, then clicked again to bring up a blog entry that had the photo prominently displayed. “He’s been very vocal about gay marriage. It looks like he helps with fundraising for a group called Equality California.”


Chapter 21