Secrets and Lies

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Flynn POV






I'm not a fan of golf, but Larry just had to drag me to the driving range with Laurent. He's been in New York for a little while now. Daniel was supposed to come home this week, but ...


"Fine, I thought Junior was going to be here. Why you not tell me he in Florida?"

"Bro, his name is Daniel, please."

It's OK Larry. I thought he would be here too, Oh and by the way, my name is Flynn!

"You old, but you still Fine to me."


I look at my husband, he shakes his head and laughs.


"Laurent a lost cause Bébé. It been twenty years."

"Twenty years I not meet my nephew. We talk and FaceTime, but it not the same. He say he want to come with me to Europe. I got plans for us."

What plans? I don't trust you with my child! HaHaHa Anyway a trip is out of the question right now. Not with his grades.

"Just for visit, his books won't suffer. Larry, he need know his family."

"He will, but right now he ... he need some time."

"Larry, Fine ... I told you, it cause you wait too late. That why he acting out."

I know, I know. So, I guess you're gonna call me "Fine" all the time now?

"Yes, because you still are. Why you dye your hair? I like the silver streaks."

"Bro, you talking to my wife. I not care what you like. ... Don't you have a girlfriend? Doubt she like you flirting with your sister in law?"

"I'm just playing, take it easy. She in love with you."

I am.

"See."


I sit on Larry's lap and kiss his head.

I do wish Danny was here too, he's been slowly pulling away the past couple of years. Getting in trouble, not applying himself at school. I even think he got a girl pregnant over Spring Break ... Devin won't fess up, but I'm pretty sure it happened.

We, well I, reluctantly agreed to let him spend the whole Summer in Florida instead of taking some classes. Devin has a rapport with him now. Daniel seems to, I don't know, resent Larry ... I can tell the relationship has been a bit strange, something is going on. Lucky for him he has two Dads. Lots of support.

Devin has really been trying to reel him back in. But, I don't think it's working. He left me a message about Danny possibly needing residential treatment.

Not good.

I order some food for us and check my email while Larry and Laurent discuss his swing

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I order some food for us and check my email while Larry and Laurent discuss his swing ... boring.

I see an email from Daniel CC'd to all of us, it's a PDF. He only wrote one word ...

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