“Are you sure?” His mother asked, her eyes shiny. “You know I don’t care about you being gay. You could stay here. There are lots of boys I can…”
“Mom…mom…” Simon chuckled as he reached for her hands. “I already met someone. And I promised him I’d come back.”
“But, isn’t it too soon?” His mother squeezed his hand. “I mean, you just escaped one relationship. A bad one at that.”
Simon sighed. He had thought about it; had even talked about it with Dr. Shaw. He still had moments when he felt less than happy. Not sad exactly; just low. He still blamed himself for staying with Jon for so long because, he couldn’t even imagine going through that again.
He also missed Zeke.
Like a lot.
Sometimes late at night, he’d recall the nights he and Zeke would make out on the couch or the times Zeke
