Turmoil | Spruceworth 5.1 (#Wattys2018)

Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Holden

       I hadn't really left the house for a while now unless I had to go to the store. Gibson coming into our lives was very quick to get used to. One minute Shaw and I were raising three kids and the next, we had to also raise a baby.

       I definitely didn't regret it at all. I already formed a bond with Gibson and I loved him so much.

       The only thing I really was missing was sleeping throughout the whole night.

       I only slightly missed going out but then again, I rarely went out anyway before Shaw and I took in Gibson. The only times I went out, and not to do some adul things like grocery shopping, was when Jane was bored and wanted us to hang out.

       So when Calvin called and asked if I wanted to hang out with him at a nightclub, I did want to go and thankfully, Shaw even encouraged me to go. I wasn't much of a nightclub and partying person, but it was going to be nice getting out of the house for a bit.

       "There's my favourite cousin!" Calvin said excitingly when he saw me walk into the nightclub. "And before you object, yes, you're my favourite cousin because none of my other cousins are gay."

       "Uh, that's nice to know," I said as we walked over to the counter to get some drinks and food.

       "So are you interested in some alcoholic beverages?" Calvin asked. "Because I could hook you up with some."

       "No," I said. "You shouldn't be encouraging underage drinking."

       "I can do what I want. Nah, I've just been spending a lot of time with Enzo."

       "The mayor?"

       "And Kenny's grandfather."

       "Ah, right."

       "And to clarify, that's a no on the drinking, right?"

       I just rolled my eyes as Calvin ordered some onion rings, buffalo wings, and drinks for the two of us. Well, some pop for me and alcohol for him.

       "So what's it like being a married man?" Calvin asked.

       "I've been married for a while and you're just asking that now?" I asked.

       "Well, I've barely had time to hang out with my favourite cousin because you've had better things to do," Calvin said.

       "Or because you never ask to hang out," I pointed out.

       "...Touche. So being married? What's it like?"

       "Amazing," I said. "I mean our relationship is still the same but at the same time, it feels different. Like a good different. And I still can't believe I'm actually married to Shaw. I've known him my whole life and now he's my husband."

       "Life works in mysterious ways."

       "Like you sleeping with and impregnating a girl even though you're gay?"

       Calvin gave me a flat look. "That happened years ago and people are still bringing it up. I just don't get it. Is there, like, some sort of group that I don't know about where you guys bring that up every chance you get?"

       "Oh, absolutely," I said. "We meet every other Tuesdays to make sure we're keeping up with it and to discuss the times when we called you out for it."

       "I knew it," Calvin said. "I mean, just last night when Kenny and I were laying in bed, he just randomly says 'Hey, you remember that time when you slept with Destiny and got her pregnant?' Like, no duh, I have a son. Of course I remember."