Marriage Without Love (Completed)

Chapter 16

Media : No matter what by Calum Scott (a beautiful song, truly apt for the chapter)

Gathering all his courage in the words, he spoke "I am gay."

Taking a deep breath, then turning to look at his parents, he spoke again with greater certainity "Dad, Mom. I am gay and I am dating him." He pointed at Mark who stood up too. Both looked at Matt and Rose seriously, the atmosphere heavy.

"What?" They exclaimed.

"You know, this is a very bad joke. Nobody will laugh at it. Snow, tell him to get serious." Rose tell me, laughing awkwardly.

"He is telling the truth, mom. I am with him. I knew about this too and I support him." I spoke as I got up from my seat too.

"What the fuck? What rubbish are you spouting? Do you want me to beat some sense into you?" Matt yelled which even scared the maid who brought the desert. He got up from his seat, his chest heaving up and down in rage.

"Dad, I love him! Is it so wrong to love someone?" Will growled.

"Oh my God, our son needs to have an appointment with the psychiatrist! Rose tell Amanda to arrange a car!" Matt shouted, obviously angry.

"Dad, being gay is not a disorder. It's not a choice either. He just swings that way. He is just like that! Love is love. He loves a person that much that gender boundary fades in front of it. It's not wrong." I interjected at the offending statement.

"Calm down honey. Let's talk it out." Rose said calmly though she herself still looked shook. Well she has the right to, this is no laughing matter. "Sweetie, are you sure? Sure about this?" She asked.

"Yes Mom. I am. More than I have ever been in anything." Will said, gulping down all his fear and anxiety for later, with a new found strength.

"Are you sure you will be able to face the society. They will shun you son, discriminate you. You will be counted as abnormal, unnatural." Rose said, tears rolling down her eyes.

"They will. BUT I don't care about them. I will shut them with my abilities and work. My private life or sexual preferences is none of their business." Will spoke with pride.

"It's easy to say..." Matt trailed, seeming to have calmed down a lot.

"I know. I will have to face a lot. They don't need to know anything anyways...even if they come to know, I don't care because I only need you to understand me, you to support me...you to be my strength." Will said, his strong emotions enough to melt any ice.

"I love you no matter what. I support you. I just want you to be happy." Rose said, tears streaming down her face freely.

Matt was soon to comfort her as he walked to her and hugged her side as she leaned on him. They look like a perfect couple right now. How I wish I could ever say the same for us. Hehehe...i smiled sadly as I thought how it is impossible.

"I love you too son. No matter what. I will always love you. I just wish you the happiness of the world. Just stay the way you are, I don't want you to change for someone else." Matt spoke, thinking clearly now.

"Being somebody else for others, wearing a mask all the time would be painful. It must be like you are in chains, bound. I am sorry son that you never felt us this loving or trusting that you could ever think of confiding in us." Rose said, now somewhat calm.

"No mom. It's not like this. I wasn't so sure myself earlier. I was exploring myself. Fighting myself to be 'normal'. Then I got to know that I didn't care about the gender but the person. I couldn't run away from myself forever. I don't want to be regretful for my whole life." Will said, getting emotional, tears threatening to fall down any time.