CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR
Ever since Alan’s death, Ronny Fairchild had become brooding and quick to temper. The loss of his friend and lover was weighing heavy on his mind. Trusting no one with his secret, he was having trouble dealing with such a profound loss.
Reports of fighting at school, fast and reckless driving and the like, were soon to reach his father. Asking what was wrong only caused greater tension between the two.
Dick knew there would be emotional fallout for his son, but hadn’t counted on how deep Ronny’s love for Alan truly was. Try as he might, Dick couldn’t let on he knew of his son’s sexual orientation; hoping he would grow out of it and find a nice girl to date, and settle down with someday.
What a parent wants for their child, never seems to be what the child wants for themselves. Such is the destiny of mankind.