David said, “Okay, so coming back to the topic. Or coming out to the topic.” Everyone groaned as he held his hands up in surrender and continued, “Wes had fully supported me when I came out to him. He told me he was not going to think about the fact that I hadn’t believed in our awesome friendship. He then proceeded to hug the life out of me and kissed me on the cheek. That kiss was actually the start of my feelings for him, even if I didn’t realize it till after and thought it was brotherly love then.”

            Wes and David shared a sappy look and then the former said, “We were optimistic enough that my parents would accept him as easily as I did. I mean, they called him their son, didn’t mind if he slept over at our place seven days a week. Mom kept telling David that he was too bony for our age and fed him more than I ate. And you know me, I eat a lot, and I ate even more then than I do now.”

            David then said, ”Turns out, motherly feelings do not always equal to acceptance for being different.”

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            “It was the next day that I had decided to tell Mamma and Papa. That was what I called Wes’ parents. We had gone to play football and then went back to his house for dinner. Mamma had made my favorite stuff, especially because I had gotten bruised on my back where a brute had tackled me in the morning. She had made crème brûlée as dessert. And as I dug into the decadent dessert, I said…”

            Wes hit him in the back and said, “Like a moron, he said, “As gorgeous as this dessert is, I won’t be able to marry you. Because I like boys.” And my mother became totally speechless. Not only because David never cracked jokes like that, but he had declared his coming out in the most blasé manner ever.”

            Jeff was really frightened for the duo that were crazy in love to complete each other’s sentences in a story they had not even rehearsed. Then he realized that this had happened in the past and nothing could be changed now. So he looked at David and asked, “After that really idiotic stunt, what actually did happen with Wes’ parents that you guys can’t date?”

            Wes said, “You can’t rush a story, Jeff. It has to develop at its own pace. Like a bud waiting to bloom into a beautiful flower. You know, there have been studies…”

            Nick burst out laughing and said, “At least we know your bullshit talk still exists. Seriously? A flower? Like you could be more gay with that analogy!”

            David giggled, and then slapped his hand to his mouth, not believing such a sound had emerged from HIS mouth. He squeaked out, “Let’s continue the story, babe.”

            Wes gave him a backwards hug and started speaking, “My mom literally stood up and left the table. She then gave Dad a look from the corridor leading to the bedroom and he also got up. While going to talk to her, he gave us a look, which I then thought was pride, but later realized was pity for what was going to happen.”

            David muttered, “What was going to happen was hell unleashed on us.”

Wes silently agreed with him and continued, “We literally sat there for an hour, not knowing what to do or say. Their dinner had become ice-cold and as I went to reheat it, I heard Mom speak.”

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            David and he leaned their foreheads towards each other, as if trying to get the mental strength to continue talking. Jeff and Nick looked on with bated breath as Blaine finally interrupted the moment with, “This is the happiest I have ever seen you guys. But you were telling us something.”

            They finally broke apart, shared a peck on the lips and then David said, “I’m going to take a bath. But you continue, Wessie.” Wes kept looking, not saying a word, as David took all his clothes and finally closed the bathroom door.

            Once the door was closed, he started to speak. This time his volume had decreased considerably and the trio had to lean in to listen to what he had to say. He spoke, “My mom was speaking in a very low voice to dad. And I knew she was pissed because her voice, which was usually as high as say, Kurt’s voice, went really low. She was telling Dad that she wanted to hate David. Dad was trying to convince her that David was their un-adopted son for so many years and it was unfair of them to change tunes towards him all of a sudden.”

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            Wes stopped to take a sip of water and continued, “I knew I had to do something. I could understand what they were speaking as it was in a dialect my aunt used. So, even though I hated it, I left David and went inside to talk to my parents. I told them, it wasn’t fair of them to treat David like a leper, just because he told them that he wanted to date boys rather than girls. And then I found out what my mother was scared about.”

            He gave off a sarcastic laugh and said, “My mother was worried that I would catch the DISEASE of liking boys, as obviously it was a very serious, contagious disease. And seeing the number of sleepovers I had with David, there was an increased probability of me coming out to my parents as well, which would not do. So they were thinking of stopping us from meeting with each other, so I would be able to live a secure and prosperous life, marry an Asian woman, and give my parents lots of grandbabies.

            But what I did next was something I still regret. I hated that I had to do it.”