Chapter 27

“You could have told us. You agreed to no secrets when I came out,” Jed points out, and Brenton feels a pang of guilt.

“Give him a break. We kept us a secret to start with. We kept it a secret when Peter was stalking you. And we kept this new stalker secret. We all did. That’s every member keeping a secret. Brenton had his reasons,” Donnie says to Jed, and Brenton wants to kiss him.

He’s also reminded of Donnie’s past. Donnie’s parents kicked him out for being gay. He’d been homeless. He met Kelly at a LGBT charity for kids, where they both still volunteer. Donnie, he’s seen parents react badly, to him and to the kids he’s helped. Maybe that’s why he’s not acting like he’s mad at Brenton.