Love Me Again

Chapter 22 - At least I won't regret it

Chapter 22 - At least I won't regret it

Instead of going back to her apartment, she drove to her parents' house. Maybe she should stay with them to make sure she would be there to prevent whatever Gio intended to do to her family.

Her grip on the steering wheel tightened as flashes of the horrible memories played again in her mind. She would never let Gio hurt her family again.

"Mom? Dad?" Ashley called out as she entered the house using her spare key.

Frowning when no one responded to her call, she followed the noise coming from the kitchen.

"Mom, Dad," she called out again as she entered the kitchen.

The conversation immediately stopped, and she wondered if she was the topic that they were secretly talking about again. But her father's expression was wrought with anger, while her mother was shocked. As for Ashton, he looked guilty, angry, and defensive.

Okay, so maybe they were not talking about her.

"Um, I'm back to visit? And to stay over for some nights?" Ashley said hesitantly when no one spoke up.

She nearly took a step back in fear when the angry Advin Summer suddenly shot her a fierce look. "Did you know?"

"Know what?"

Mrs. Summer sighed. "Your brother likes men."

Ashley's eyes widened, and she turned to stare at Ashton, then at her father, and lastly at her mother. "Err, what kind of like?"

"Gay! My son! My only son is gay!" Advin Summer yelled loudly, thumping his cane harshly against the floor. By now, one had to wonder if their neighbors could hear them.

Ashley did not know what to say to that. "But he has dated women before." She was pretty sure she had seen her twin kissing some ladies before.

"Just to check my sexual orientation, and after that, to keep my sexual preference a secret," Ashton said with a glare at his father. "That is why I did not tell anyone. Because my family won't accept it!"

"Hey, I never said I did not accept it!" Ashley protested, and Advin Summer pinned her with a glare. "Dad, you can't expect everyone to be straight as a ruler! You do have a friend that likes men! I remember that!"

"I won't accept that my son likes- likes men!"

"Aw, so I can't start dating a woman then?" Ashley asked with disappointment.

"I forbid it!" Advin Summer's face was already bursting red in anger.

"Daddy, I had married one man and dated a psychotic man. Both relationships failed, so why can't I try dating a woman? I might end up happy, and you will get another pretty daughter."

"I want my grandchildren!"

"Dad, I could just adopt one if you want. Plus, how can you possibly think Ashton could stomach having intercourse with a woman instead of a man? I will pity that woman too!"

Although Ashton was thankful that his sister was siding with him, he still hoped she would not have spoken as if he were a criminal!

"It- it is a sin to love another person of the same gender!" Advin Summer spluttered in protest.

Ashley sighed and took a seat on a chair, already regretting her timing to come back. But Aston was her brother; they were always there for each other ever since they were still sharing a womb. She could not just stand aside and watch her parents beat down Ashton until he yielded to them, which in return would break him.