Chapter 11
Jacksonville, FL
David
KEVIN’S FAMILY HAD been pressuring him for a visit, and he’d reluctantly agreed to do so during our spring break that year, telling his mother that he’d be bringing a friend with him.
“A friend?” I said when he told me this.
“David, they don’t know I’m gay. I think Mom may suspect, but she doesn’t actually know for sure.”
“So, how are you going to handle the visit?”
“We’re actually going to stay with my maternal grandparents.”
“And?”
“We’ll play it by ear and see how they react when we share the bed in the only available bedroom.”
“What if they react badly?”
“Grandma is a sweetheart—she won’t say a thing.”
“And what about Grandpa?”
“He’s mostly bedridden these days and doesn’t complain about much of anything.”
“And if the rest of the family s
