Chapter 15

“Yeah?”

Sebastian began to fidget, twisting his hands together in his lap. “In the summer, maybe I should go to Phoenix and see my parents.”

“Are you going to tell them you’re gay?” Pablo asked gently.

He nodded. “Yeah.”

“You don’t have to until you’re ready you know.”

“I know, but I think maybe I am. I have to do it at some point.”

Pablo shook his head. “You don’t have to do anything. Just do what feels right.”

“I think this is right,” Sebastian said.

“Okay. I’ll go with you.”

Sebastian’s face lit up like a kid at Christmas. “You will?”

“If you want me to.”

“I do.”

“Then I will,” Pablo said simply. “No matter what they say, Sebastian, you are not alone. You have me and my family. You can rely on us.”

“Thank you,” he whispered.

“Now, get some rest, cari?o.You look too tired and I’m starving so I have to go find something to eat.”

Sebastian puckered up and blew him a kiss. “Good night.”

“Good night.”