Jordan will never understand how he and Casey managed to keep their relationship a secret for two whole years. To him, it seemed obvious—he was in love, pure and simple. Every waking moment he could spare was spent with Casey; every night, he dreamed of his boyfriend. They chatted on the phone, messaged on the computer, texted until his mother threatened to take his cell phone away. They saw each other at school and rode the same bus home every afternoon, to either Jordan’s house or Casey’s. Whenever they managed to get two seconds alone, they stole a kiss.
That was their undoing.
Jordan still remembers the exact moment Casey’s mother found out about their relationship. It was June 8th, the last day of their freshman year of high school, and when they got to Casey’s house after school l
