Alex in Wonderland (The Wonderland Series Book 1) by Michel LaCroix

Author:Michel LaCroix [LaCroix, Michel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-17T07:00:00+00:00

25

Remembrance of Things Past

An hour later, Alex experienced a welcome rush of déjà vu as he perched on Jolie’s gallery and related details of his bizarre Florida odyssey. His tale came in a torrent, and when he finished the last of his intimate revelations, Jolie was exhausted.

“My God, Alex! I’m worn out just hearing all that. Who knew when I dropped you off at the bus station that you’d have such a wild teacup ride? I mean, intrigue and conspiracy, love and betrayal, sex and violence. Wow! To paraphrase dear Birdie Coonan, ‘Everything but the bloodhounds yapping at your heels!’”

Alex rolled his eyes. “Skip the theatrics, Jolie. Now that Alex is back in wonderland, what am I going to do?”

“Well, first of all, you should be very grateful that I’m not berating you for falling back into the trap that sent you packing in the first place. As the French say, ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est même chose.’”

“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” Alex translated tiredly. “I know. Now how about less platitudes and more advice?"

Jolie pursed his lips. “The way I see it is you only have two choices. You can get the facts from Cord or you can go on living a lie.”

Alex was humiliated by the pronouncement but pressed the issue. “What facts?”

“Oh, come on, dear boy! I did some intense reading between the lines, and do you honestly think the man’s a fortune hunter?”

“He called Daddy, didn’t he?”

Jolie was incredulous. “Alex, I know you’re naïve about life in general and the gay lifestyle in particular, but can’t you see what Cord was trying to do? He knew you two could never make it unless you learned to be independent, and that meant standing up to your father. The only way to make that happen was to force you back here to face the music. Oh, your little scheme to cheat Daddy out of the money was amusing, but Cord is right. It would never have worked and was just another way of dodging the real issue. Like it or not, Alex you’ve spent your life avoiding responsibility, and at some point, it became convenient to do what Daddy said. You’ve used that as a crutch, and in this case running home is much easier than working on a relationship.”

“Ouch.”

“Remember I told you the first sign of recovery is admitting there’s a problem.”

Alex thought a moment. “You really believe Cord loves me?”

“Judging from everything you’ve told me, yes. And that’s taking into account that absolutely everything I know about Cord is from someone who’s furious with him.”

“I wish I could be sure. I wish I’d get some kind of sign.”

“For God’s sake, Alex! A sign?! You sound like Dolly Levi waiting to hear from her late husband Ephraim. Why not give Cord a sign instead?”

“You think I should call him?”

“Among other things.”

“Such as?”

“Breaking your engagement and telling your parents you’re gay.”

Alex caught himself just before blurting that he was afraid of being disinherited, but Jolie was too quick.

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