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A nursing hoht about before his dad got sick As weak as ithe wished he didn’t have to see

"I’m your wife, remember?" His ether "We’ve been married nearly fifty years"

Gavin’s parents hadn’t had him until they were in their forties It used to eer--the fact that his parents were so much older than everyone else’s

"And who is this?" Gavin’s gut twisted into knots when his dad pointed at hi, and noas too late

"He’s Gavin, our son"

His father stared at him, no recollection on his face "I have a son?" His voice now even softer Gavin rubbed his finger across the seauitar

"Hey, Dad How are you doing?"

His father didn’t answer, turning to look at hiscaood boy, Edward He’s a teacher like ere He works at a real good school We’re very proud of him"

Only they weren’t, were they? Not if those reasons she just mentioned hat they had to be proud of Gavin worked at a bar now He’d lost his job for trying to help a gay kid that his parents would think was going to Hell like their son

His ot fidgety, obviously unsure and frustrated She reached for hiain but his father shoved her hand away He never would have done that before

"Is there any other family I have that I don’t know about? More kids? Grandchildren? Are you hidingoff his words "Do you have a wife and kids I should know about? Why are you hiding my family from me?" And then he was silent a beat before, "We alanted a big faive us that? Grandkids?" That was his father, not the angry s he’d alanted

A heavy weight landed in Gavin’s chest, as though someone stood on it His mom’s face paled He raised a hand to herSo now he not only had parents who feared for his soul, he had to feel guilty for not giving his father the fa his mind

"No, no faay Gavin just wasn’t sure he ever wanted kids Maybe,his life with someone he loved the way Braden did with Wes, he wanted that He hadn’t decided on the rest of it, though

That’s where his mom jumped in "I have no doubt it will happen soon He’s such a handsome, responsible man Any woman would feel honored to be h his veins at his mom’s words He spentwho he was under wraps He’d just decided he wasn’t doing that any longer, and noith that one statelassy, a plea inside the him in Shit He opened his mouth to break her heart, the way he’d done so ain "That’s good I’m so proud of you, son Now tell roaned when he heard the familiar creak of the front door and looked up to see Isaac walk in They were busy for a Wednesday night, and Gavin had texted to let Mason knoould be a little late The last thing he needed to deal with tonight was his ex

Isaac’s voice rose above the crowd "You need to get that door fixed! I can do it for you" He sat in the only eht? They shouldn’t be this busy

"I can fix it myself I just haven’t had the ti here?" Mason cleared so to see ht about that They’d been friends their whole life, and then lovers Still… "The friend you lied to?"

Isaac cursed "I didn’t lie It wasn’t my place to tell you, Mase" He had a sincerity in his eyes that Mason didn’t want to see there He wanted to be angry

"This was a good investment You’ll have to hire so when you come back to Denver"