About an hour later, we are standing on my front porch.
" It's not too late to turn around," I say. My hands were shaking and I could feel my heart racing. I wonder if it was this hard when Parker came out.
" No, you can do this. I believe in you. I'm right here, I promise." I take a deep breath and open the door. My mom looks up from the dinner she was cooking.
" Hey, Jackson. Hi Hannah. How's it going?" Hannah looks at me, waiting for me to say something.
" Um... mom I need to tell you something," I say. I sit down at the counter with Hannah next to me. I couldn't contain the tears that started to come out.
" Jackson?" my mom says. I could hear the worry in her voice.
" I'm sorry," I say. I could barely talk, I was sobbing so hard. She comes around and hugs me, rubbing my arms before looking at me.
" Honey, you know that anything you say will never change my love for you. You know that right?" she asks me. I nod and take a deep breath.
" I haven't told you, but I want you to know. I didn't know how to tell you that I-" my throat closes as I try to breathe.
" I think I know what you're gonna tell me," she says.
" You do?"
" Jackson, I'm your mom. You don't think I've noticed that you don't talk about any girls except for Hannah? And even I know that she's your best friend," she says. A new wave of tears washes over me and I hug her again.
" I'm sorry," I say.
" Don't be sorry. It's who you are, and I love you no matter what." I can feel Hannah's hand on my back, comforting me.
" But I do want to meet him, okay?" I nod and she let's go and goes to get some kleenex.
" Are you ready to tell Parker?" Hannah asks. Parker.
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Love Is Love
Roman d'amourParker will be a new student in the fall and is getting a tour the last day of school. Jackson is best friends with Hannah. They both meet at school and become friends. The secret? They're both gay. Drunk at an end of the year party, too drunk t...
