Chapter 43: The Pony BoyAs expected, Zac played host at The Rift. From twenty feet away, I watched him welcome Mason and his older boyfriend, Ken, to Buck’s surprise birthday party. They looked like the couple of the year. They sported handsome suits, fresh haircuts, and Italian shoes that made them look like thin supermodels. Hand in hand the couple entered the function like two prom kings or royalty, grinning, seeming happy to be with each other, perhaps in love. Zac kissed both men on their cheeks and mouthed a thank you for coming. Mason then passed a silver paper-wrapped gift to Zac, who placed the mailbox-size gift on a large table in the center of the room; a heaping pile of Buck’s presents. Although I was too far away to hear exactly what the men verbally shared, Zac chuckled, step
