Chapter 9
Though Gideon forgave Rudy within a day or so, thanks to vigorous exercise and enthusiastic s*x, the incident was still on his mind the night before Rudy had to take off for Utah for his parents’ anniversary.
“My situation with my grandfather is a little like yours.” They were spending the entire day in bed, up until the time Gideon had to go to work and Rudy had to get on the plane. “A man whose opinion shouldn’t matter to me, maybe, made me feel inadequate. That feeling made me angrier than anything else.”
“Yeah. Lesson learned. I’m glad we talked through it eventually. Anger, as Kellie says, is a normal part of life, one we must deal with responsibly.”
“I’m still here. You’re still here, and I hope you end up having a good time with your family.”
“Dash and Connie will mak
