Neal Bryan, brilliant classical oboe prodigy, chorister, and academic, is disabled, shy, and stiff-mannered when he crosses paths with fiery organist-composer Lorin Wethersford. In sharing an apartment and their day-to-day lives, these two talented men are drawn together in committed partnership, both personal and professional, to journey through tragedy, love, and self-discovery. But is forever really forever, or must that notion be redefined? And will love withstand the ultimate loss?

At age forty-nine, classical oboist Neal Bryan is at the pinnacle of a successful career, but life on the homefront is another story. With his marriage failing, and his college-aged son awakening to his own sexuality, Neal is forced to confront the bitter reality of an existence that is little more than a charade. When catalysts beyond his control provoke change, Neal must redefine his notions of true success, and what it means to live his life to the fullest. Will he be able to forgive himself, reconcile with his son, and in so doing, find the courage to seek, and ultimately embrace,...

Oboist Neal Bryan, now 60, is ill and dying, and wants nothing more than to leave his loved ones at peace, with their lives in as much order as he himself can arrange. He will heal the rift between himself and his son, Aidan, prepare his son's partner, Luc, to stand on his own musically, and guide his own partner, Tamlin, to accept his fast-approaching end - or so he believes. Though Neal has grown in many ways over the years since meeting Tamlin, he has yet to accept that the self-planned itinerary for one's life journey rarely matches the one ordained by God. Will he ever be able to let be...