Side Story: Ray's Crash Course In Life 35

Ray hadn't been this uncomfortable since the day his aunt Gail had forcefully invited him to a social gathering where her 'Society friends' were there and he had to sit through several uncomfortable conversations about needing a good wife and whether a certain daughter, niece or granddaughter would be suitable for him...

As he sat in the pediatrician's waiting room, Ray wanted nothing more than to run away and disappear, but they were there on a purpose. Leilah was holding her own and didn't seem to be bothered by the conversations the woman beside her was bringing up r the people who recognized Ray and came up to him to talk.

"So, You and Ray aren't married but you have a child?" Said one of the mothers who knew his aunt Gail and by extension, him...

"Hunter is not mine. He's my sister's..."