Chapter 22

“Mmmhm.” Eli took his glasses off to rub at his eyes. “She texted me this morning. Told me not to tell Mom and Dad.”

Alexi nodded. Eli’s unease made sense. “That’s rough.”

“Yeah, ‘cause here’s the thing; my mom is one of those moms who can’t wait to be a grandma. When I came out as ace, she was upset because it meant I would never have kids, but I told her I was planning on adopting if I was ever in a good situation to do so. She just wants kids to dote on that aren’t hers, so that was fine. Except now my sister is actually going to have a baby and it wasn’t really planned but she and her husband agreed they’d have kids someday so she’s keeping it, but she thinks our parents will, I dunno, make her baby hate her husband or something.” Eli rested his forehead on his palms, glasses held out between his fingers. “She’s excited though and wanted to tell someone in our family. I’ve tried to stay neutral in all this which she thinks means I’m on her side.”