Chapter 4January 2016
On the day of their departure to England, Dustin took his dad to one side while they waited at Auckland airport for their plane.
“There’s something I need to tell you.”
“That you’re gay?” Eric asked, a soft smile lifting the corners of his lips. “Son, that’s no secret. I could tell before you were in your teens. Your mother says it’s from my side of the family.”
“Wh-what?” Dustin just stared, unable to speak, so his dad continued.
“The reason your mother and I married late, is that before her, the love of my life was another man. He died in a tragic accident, and I was devastated. Your mother was a nurse, and we grew close, then fell in love. I’m bi, but back in my day the term wasn’t used the way it is now. I love her, like I loved him. She hoped you wouldn’t be
