Evan has family problems. He has a special-needs brother whom he adores and clueless parents. His senior class writing assignment is overdue because he ended up in the hospital. The reason why involves his new classmate, Jamison, and the realisation that he is almost certainly gay.<br><br>Jamison has his own issues. His mom died of cancer and he misses her, but at least his dad is supportive. Things are looking up now that Evan is in the picture.<br><br>Christmas is a bust for Evan. Jamison and his dad fly off to see relatives, leaving Evan alone with his dysfunctional parents and ill brother, but at least an intriguing new girl has moved in next door. New Year's Eve looks promising until Evan's parents tag him to babysit his brother while they party. When tragedy strikes that night, who will be there for Evan? With family problems keeping him and Jamison apart, can a death bring them back together?

Free Falling

So we’re sitting on Jamison’s bed after school one night and the door is wide open. Of course. The door thing was A Really Big Deal to his dad. We were talking about my paper and Jamison is thinking. I never know what that boy is going to come up with. “So, in Sesame Street,” he finally says, “do you think that maybe Ernie’s rubber ducky wasn’t the only one making bath time lots of fun?” I laughed so hard I almost fell on the floor, but his dad always yelled at us if we lay down. “It’s true they never propagated, right? Never had girlfriends or babies?”


“No, no. Listen. I am serious. Now take Bugs Bunny; he’s probably gay or he’d have had bunnies all over, right? Because rabbits, they…”


“Stop interrupting me. Did you ever notice all Bugs Bunny’s cross-dressing and the times he kissed his enemies? Didn’t you ever wonder if his burrow isn’t the only rabbit hole he’s going in?”


Chapter 9