Chapter 2
He had hit the couch hard, the coffee cup was broken on the hardwood floor, coffee spilt everywhere. As he fell to the couch, his robe lay open, exposing his checkered boxer shorts. Amazement at the calm statement by Kevin had put Russ into a state of shock. He sputtered as he spoke.
“But.... I never.... how could you even......”
Kevin was beside the ex priest now, kneeling on one knee carefully picking up the broken pieces of china as Russ sputtered and attempted to speak. He could see the amazement in Russ’s face and a thin smile crossed his face,
“easy father.... I don’t want to give you a heart attack.... now you just lay back there and I’ll explain.”
“Yes.... yes I think an explanation would be helpful”
“Fine.... now where can I put this broken china?”
“Uh... oh there is a waste basket by the book shelve there.”
“Thank you.... now you just sit back and i’ll get a rag from the kitchen and clean that up... now don’t argue and besides, this way you can calm down a little.” It took awhile before Russ was able to think clearly. Here was one of his special boys, all grown up, fussing around him like a mother hen and cleaning up his mess. He still couldn’t believe the simple confession that Kevin had given him. A part of him wished he had known earlier, but then it would only have made his last few years even more intolerable. At least now he could freely discuss his feelings and desires. Mind you, he never was one to keep his council to himself and he still felt that it was this open frankness that led him to his decision to walk away from the priesthood just over a year ago.
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