Chapter 42: Chapter 42

“He spent his childhood hearing his father rant about queers and then having to deal with his mother,” Andrew shrugged. “I guess he’s doing as well as can be expected.”

“Frank never remarried?”

“No, there were a parade of ‘aunts’ through Stephen’s life but nothing permanent. One of the things he told me about your sister was the normal family she came from.”

“He didn’t meet me right away,” offered Ian.

Andrew laughed ruefully and shook his head.

“I was ignored a lot when I was present. In fact, I tried to talk her out of marrying Stephen every chance I could. And then last Thanksgiving…” Ian’s voice trailed off in memory.

“What exactly happened last Thanksgiving?”

“All hell broke loose,” was the reply but before he could finish the thought, Andrew and Ian’s mobile phones went off at the same time.