The VisitMt. Hope always seemed so park-like on weekends. The joggers. Human strollers, many of them pushing baby strollers—was everyone having a baby these days? Serious and amateur photographers. Couples having picnics. Whether all these people ignored the headstones, or embraced their eerie presence to add to their weekend experience, Brian couldn’t fathom.
As he walked along the crumbling blacktop drive, he resisted the temptation to text Jason. He knew he and his mother would be planting stuff right now. Brian felt it would be an intrusion.
Deep down, he wished Jason had invited him along. He had yet to meet Jason’s family. He understood the dilemma. Jason wasn’t out to them yet, so how could he invite his boyfriend over? He promised Brian that he would tell them soon, but based on
