Chapter 25
“All right, Rush.” He looked sad. “But I hope I’ll always be JT to you. I’m here for you if you ever need to talk.” Tom made a move as if to pull Rush into a final hug, but Rush backed away, and instead, he sighed and smoothed the hair back off Rush’s forehead. “Remember. I’m here for you.” He squeezed Rush’s shoulder and left.
Rush pulled on his shorts and thought about what had just happened. He knew from conversations around his parents’ dinner table that they had no use for gays, liberals, or Democrats. Could they tell just by looking at me that I’m gay? JT seemed to know.
And oh God, he’d cried all over him. How pathetic was that? JT would probably lose all respect for him.