Chapter 93: Come Home

Walking into his parent's house the next morning was a total one-eighty from the night before. Gone was the sense of dread and uncertainty. In its place was nothing but joy, love, and pure acceptance. Bryce couldn't believe that coming clean and letting his parents in on his life would make feel it feel like his burden was lighter. It felt good to know that if he needed anything now, he could just pick up the phone.

"There you two are," Penny said as they walked into the kitchen. "It's about time you made it over. Just give me a few more minutes to get the coffee on, and breakfast will be ready."

"Really Penny, you didn't have to do all this. We could have just grabbed something."

If looks could kill, Addison would be dead. "Addison, don't you ever say something like that again. Besides if you would have just stayed here like you usually do, I would have made breakfast anyway."

"Mom, I told you, we didn't want to be a bother, and we needed some alone time."