I'll Run Away For The Holidays by Stephani Hecht

Author:Stephani Hecht [Hecht, Stephani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay & Lesbian
ISBN: 9781611240337
Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

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As Anson watched his father and Scott together, happiness came over him. He recalled how close the two had been and it was good to see them together again. When Scott had stayed away for so many years, Anson had always battled guilt that he'd caused a rift between the men.

Then a cloud of booze-laced air hit him and the good feeling fled. Without even turning around he said, "Hello, Aunt Nora."

Great, a small part of Anson had hoped that she'd already holed herself up in one of the guest bedrooms with a couple bottles of booze. She worked under the delusion that by doing so, the rest of the family wouldn't realize how much alcohol she'd downed. Although she usually didn't hide away until after dinner. She'd never been one to pass up a free meal, after all. She lived by that motto so diligently that the only time she ever showed up for church was when there was a luncheon after the service.

"How is my baby boy?" Aunt Nora asked, her voice already slurred.

Anson braced himself before turning around. He never knew what to expect when it came to Nora. One year she'd worn a red sheer blouse with a black lace bra underneath. He still had PTSD from that incident.

Thankfully, this year, she'd opted for a bright pink fuzzy sweater and leopard print, stretch pants. While the color of the top clashed with her wildly, curly red hair and the slacks only emphasized her stick thin legs, Anson still considered the outfit a win.

"I'm fine and how are you, Auntie?" Anson gave her a brief hug as he steeled himself for the answer.

Just as he expected, she spent the next several minutes going into great deal about her various medical ailments. It wasn't until he'd heard way more than he ever wanted to know about hot flashes and inner ear infections that Madison finally had mercy on him and took his hand.

"Come on, guys, let's go get cleaned up for dinner," Madison said as she grabbed Scott's hand, too.

They rushed upstairs and all took refuge in the small half bath. Madison shut the door and leaned against it as she let out a long breath. "Is it too late to drive back to Florida?"

"It's not so bad," Scott ventured.

Anson snorted. "That's because you didn't have to listen to all the details of Nora's skin ailments. Like for instance, did you know how painful it is to get poison ivy on the ass? I do, thanks to her telling me all about her camping mishap."

Madison's mouth dropped open. "She did not tell you about that?"

"Yeah, and I don't know if I'll ever recover." Anson gave an exaggerated shudder.

They all stood there in shared horror for a couple moments before Scott laughed. It proved contagious and soon all three of them were cracking up. Once they got going it took a while for them to stop, too. After they'd calmed down enough to talk, Madison went over and gave Anson a hug.

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