“Want to have a look around York today?” Tom asked us once the breakfast dishes had been cleared away.
“It’s been years since I last visited York,” I said.
“Before we leave…” Mark started to say, then bit his lip.
I reached over and gave his hand a squeeze, encouraging him to continue.
“Could we go into the living room? I want to tell you both something.”
Tom and Cliff were surprised at Mark’s request.
Once we were situated in the front room, cups of coffee politely declined, Mark began. “You remember when we first met in Menorca?”
Cliff nodded.
“Well,” Mark swallowed.
I thought maybe we should have accepted the offer of coffee after all.
“Cliff, you told us how you and Tom got together. You were going through a painful period in your life.”
Cliff had been bullied at school
