It should be.But it’s not.
Why not?
Because...better understanding him helps me better understand myself.
There it is.The real reason why you keep pulling on the thread — rather than the excuse you’ve been hiding behind.
What excuse is that?
The one that says you aren’t gay.That you’ve just been too busy to date.
When the real reason is that you’re attracted to men.Just like he was.
Arguing with myself wasn’t helping.
I wasn’t sure I was ready to admit that my inner voice might be right — that I was using Dad as an excuse to explore.
I just wasn’t ready yet.
But unlike my father, I wasn’t going to hide behind a mask forever.
I was my father’s son.I had his bloody-mindedness, as he called it.His strengths.His weaknesses.
Only I would learn from his mistakes and not let history repeat itself.
There was no way I was staying in the closet.
I’d come out of the shadows when I was ready.
Until then, I was going to walk in my dad’s footsteps — and see where they led.
CHAPTER 5
ROBBIE
My level of sarcasmhad reached a point where even I didn’t know if I was joking anymore.My smile was likely a pained mixture of confusion and “Are you serious?”
