Chapter 3There were times when people wondered why Aleck even bothered with Hayden. But the smile of utter delight on the undeniably beautiful face, made Aleck shake his head. He loved his friend dearly, however, Hayden was exceptionally hard work. Fortunately, Aleck knew the real man behind the façade, and the reasons why Hayden behaved as he did.
True enough, there were times when Hayden’s behaviour bordered on downright rudeness. Aleck knew much of the blame belonged squarely on the shoulders of Hayden’s father who had notions of his own grandeur that not everyone shared, and an alcoholic mother just made a bad situation worse. There had been little stability in Hayden’s life, and Daddy Dearest simply ignored anything he wasn’t forced to deal with when it came to his family. And even t
