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"How are things going with you?" Braden put his feet on the railing of the back porch Gavin just finished giving Jessie a piano lesson, and the two of the her play outside

"Busy And you? How’s reat I could prettyYou and Mason seeed because he really didn’t want to go into his relationship with Braden

Braden laughed "I can take a hint" He nodded toward the little girl on the swing "You’re doing a good job with Jess You ive more private lessons?"

Gavin rubbed a hand over his face and groaned Not because he didn’t agree with Braden He’d thought about this a lot recently Things would be different now He wouldn’t go back to not being completely open about who he was Except with your family…

Gavin shoved that truth away "I’ate hoork things out with oing back and forth to Denver, and I’ to…what? Start a business right now?"

Even to his own ears they all sounded like excuses

"Sounds like a whole lotta reasons not to do it because of everyone else What about doing it for yourself?" Braden grinned "See how srown up"

Gavin couldn’t help but laugh at his friend He wasn’t sure Braden would ever grow up, but that was part of his char there with the ether anyure shit out for o Mason texted a little while ago He wants "

Braden opened his mouth but Gavin cut hi Did you just say you’d grown up?" Honestly, for all Gavin knew it really was that kind of so, which he’d damn sure enjoy He hadn’t fucked Mason in over a week

"Where’s the fun in that?" Braden stood and patted Gavin’s arood one I’ll talk to you later And, I’ure out your life for you, but you should really give soht into the lessons You love it If Mason’s the kind of man who deserves you, he’ll understand that"

Gavin nodded but didn’t go into any detail Mason would understand He had no doubt in his mind about that

HeGavin s it was Mason, until he saw Mom on the screen His pulse kicked up a notch It did that when she called now Hell, maybe it always had, only noas for a different reason Mason’s dad’s stroke put things into perspective for him You never really knehat could happen

Gavin hit talk "Hello"

"Hi I need a favor from you We have our church banquet this afternoon We do it every year and our pianist is sick The music is a really important part of our celebration It would mean a lot to ainst the seat It made hi the day around people he knew had prayed for his soul because of who he loved didn’t sound like a good tiood cause We’re celebrating the Lord"

Which was so Gavin didn’t have a problem with--he didn’t He only had a problem with their representation of what that entailed

Not only that, but he had Mason waiting for hi to keep that froh of himself hidden because of her belief of what it would do to his dad

"Oh… I see So it’s happening already? You’re choosing that man over your fa to work in a bar What happened tofor you, and you’re throwing your life away"

Do anything except fully accept him

"It’s one day, Gavin Please This is important to me With your father in the home it’s… it’s all I have anymore"

That’s what did him in He kne important this was He kne fervently she held her beliefs close to her She dedicated her whole life to church, his dad, and Gavin She’d been with his dad since she was seventeen years old, and noas in a holad to help What time do you need me?"