Chapter 3: Keith
Everything was supposed to work out just fine. Got a new job, planned to bring the boyfriend home to meet the family, and finally began to feel like I had the world by the balls. Smug Keith, too damn f*****g smug. Danny rang the doorbell just as Mom finished cooking brunch. I brought him in.
“Mom and Dad, this is Danny. Danny, meet my parents, Daphne and Albert.”
Dad looked momentarily confused. “Where is your girlfriend? Your mother said you were bringing your girlfriend to meet the family.”
Oh f**k. “I told Mom I was bringing my partner over to meet the family. That would be Danny. I thought you knew I’m gay, after all these years of getting beaten up by my brothers for being a fairy. I know you heard them say it.”
Mom stood rigid. Her face went cold, her expression
