Glen is coerced into helping his senile mother by his gay nephew Tristan. On probation, Mom burns things on the stove and steals cars for fun. Together they get her into an adult home, where her old lover lives.<br><br>The old man reveals he fathered a child with Glen's mother who was given up for adoption, but he no longer remembers the baby's name. All he knows is it starts with the letter D. Of course, everyone a little older than Glen with a D in his name now looks like a possible stepbrother, even Mom's probation officer, Damon.<br><br>Glen and Damon take a shine to each other. Is there any way for the two to win with such a dysfunctional family?

Glen Saves the World

Mom droned on and then leaned back and her chair tilted. I stared at her but suddenly Damon gasped and I stared at him instead. His mouth was a big O and he turned and glared at Tristan, whose foot was still on my ankle, so he was innocent of whatever atrocity had just happened. And Mom started giggling. And blushing. I downed my drink. Tristan grabbed Grandma and her chair righted and all seemed okay again. If it ever had been okay, that is. The food came, whatever it was. Jan winked at Damon and frowned at me. Did I know her? She glanced at the reunion poster, then glared at me again. Uh oh.


Mom stopped talking long enough to eat, so I was able to get a word in edgewise. Instead of asking Hunk, I mean, Damon, about himself, I found myself too flustered and just said, “We have one more home to look at yet, the Wayward Inn.”


Chapter 9