Mrs. Nelson was very worried about her son’s relationship status. Not only was his single and a homosexual, but he was also the constant topic of local gossip. She lived in a rich neighborhood and, when they saw him sneaking men in and out of their house, they talked. Of course, her son said that his lifestyle was not a choice; that he’d been born a homosexual, but she knew that he was lying – that he was being intentionally naughty in order to irritate her social status.
William was not a homosexual though and Elizabeth did not like the idea of a rumor propagating itself around town. After a thing is said and passed on, the third person who hears it accepts it as truth. Up until now, William’s name had been pretty clean. Sometimes, people said that he was a playboy or a heartbreaker, but
