”“What is it dad?”He was real shaky; he pointed to a chair in the kitchen. We both walked in, me upright in good health, him a tottering old man... My mom was in the kitchen. She had big wet red eyes; I knew she’d been crying. She took a seat too.Mom spoke to me first, “I don’t know son. After today I don’t know if you’ll ever be able to forgive us.”I was looking from my mom to my dad, “OK, what is it?”Dad spoke, “It’s about your brother. He can’t come. In fact he never could.”“Why? What’s the. I need quiet for that. It also means that while I'm away from my place it's vulnerable.In only a month or so I'd have four million bucks, why quibble over a few dollars? I signed a three month trial basis lease of the second place.I drove by the warehouse even though I knew I wouldn't be working that night. As I pulled up in front of the place, I saw three motorcycles parked there.I'd turned my phone off. I turned it back on then. Drea had left me six more messages just since I'd left her this. Now he was being a good boy because his mom wanted him to be pure for his wedding. Leanne laughed a little.The Raymond and Bobby and his mom had talked earlier on the porch and she told them she would treat them as a married couple because they wanted to be married. But gay marriage wasn't legal then. The family didn't care. They would look upon Bobby and Raymond as a married couple.Bobby's mom was extremely religious but her spirituality included acceptance. And Bobby was so grateful that it. "Maybe that's all right on K'ftiu where you come from," Molla said, smoothing her dress down over her very pregnant belly. "But--" You could have done with one less man in your life, Molla," one of the other maids interrupted, and everybody laughed while Molla turned bright red with embarrassment. There was a lot of doubt over who the father of Molla's baby was."It is not something you want to do just yet, Molla," I said. "Maybe later, when you have been married for many years, you will find a.