Odds Of Love: Secrets

Episode 27

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Richard: Have you ever felt so deeply betrayed you felt like punching something?

Andrew: Yes. When I sat in that courtroom all those years ago and listened to your mother lie on me. When I listened to your sister Lorraine lie on me. I was heartbroken but I was also angry. What is wrong, son ?

Richard: Am I that difficult to love?

Andrew: No. You are so easy to love. Richard, you were so lovable as a child. Even now but back then you were not as restricted and restrained. You trusted more. I remember how close you were with Spencer. You were a protective big brother.

Andrew: Is this about Nigel ? I know you're not gay but Glory thinks.....Is this about Nigel?

Richard: I'm not straight as people think. Dad.  I know I'm going to lose him. I've been married three times and I never loved any of them the way I love him. But I think I'm going to lose him.

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Richard put down his phone on the coffee table and sat with his hands over his face. He could still hear the man on the other end of the phone.

Telling him everything.......

Telling him how he was just one more in a long line of sugar daddies for Nigel Hawthorne -Cyrus. Just another gullible old man......

What was he going to do? He could not just keep on with the man if Nigel was just using him but he couldn't face life without the man.

What was he going to do !

He collapsed back on the couch and his hands clutched at his chest. His face contorted with great pain.

Then the front door opened and in walked in Nigel.

" You wanted me to come back ? ," Nigel asked as he shut the door. " I forgot my phone. I think the accident scrambled me brains sometimes. I got you a coffee. Black. No cream. No sugar. Just the way....."

Then Nigel saw Richard sprawled on the white leather couch with his eyes closed and moaning. His heart thudded wildly as he dropped the styrofoam cup onto the white carpet and ran over to him.

" Richard! Are you alright ? "

Nigel didn't wait for an answer. He just grabbed his cell phone from the table and dialed 911.

As he listened to him talking to 911 Richard thought that he sounded like he actually cared about him. Then he closed his eyes and fell into a comforting darkness.