Jonathan's Promise by Hans M Hirschi

Author:Hans M Hirschi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay, family, grief, aging, second chance, trilogy, lgbtq, age gap
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing

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Part Two

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Chapter 13 - Cartagena

“What’s your take on these past weeks? Marc seems super nice.” Parker was lying next to Cody on a pristine beach near Cartagena, Colombia, where the Diamond was docked for a couple of days, before heading north to the Panama Canal and the passage into the Pacific.

“I like him. I mean, it can’t be easy for him, being around all of the people he used to work with and suddenly being a guest. Not to mention the gossip. But he doesn’t seem to care, or at least he doesn’t show it.”

“He and Grandpa seem to get along famously. I can’t believe the luck Grandpa has, to have met someone who doesn’t see his age, his old body, the short time they might have together. Makes you think about us, you know? Will you still love me when I’m old and gray?”

“Park, baby, don’t you worry. Unless there’s some magic progress in medical treatment, I’ll still be blind, and I won’t see you age…” Cody laughed at the prospect. “Which is more than I can say for you. Will you still love me when I’m old and wrinkly?”

Parker got serious. “Of course I will. Nothing, and I mean nothing, could ever keep me away from you, Cody. I love you too much. You’re stuck with me, no matter what!”

“No matter what?” Cody was teasing him now. “What if I ended up in a wheelchair, a complete basket case, unable to leave your bed. Would you still be with me then?”

“Don’t make fun about such things, Cody!”

“I mean it, though,” Cody insisted. “Just imagine me getting sick, for whatever reason, and you ending up with a blind cripple, bedridden. I sure as hell wouldn’t want you to stick around. I think I’d disappear.”

“Why? Why wouldn’t I want to stand by your side? I love you, Cody.”

“I know you do, Park. But that’s hardly the point. I doubt you’d love me very long. I mean, it must be difficult enough for you to be with me now—”

Parker put his hand on Cody’s mouth to shut him up. “Now listen to me, Cody. No, no, and no! You are not a burden to me. You never have been, and you never will be. I don’t care that you’re blind. Would I be happy if you could see someday? Sure, of course I would be. But your eyesight, or the lack thereof, is not a factor in my affection, my love for you. You must understand that, get it into that thick skull of yours. Once and for all, because I will not have this conversation again.” Parker was hurt and angry. “It offends me that you’re suggesting I only love you out of pity, or that I might grow tired of you.”

“I’m sorry, Park. That’s not what I meant. I know you love me. But since we are talking about this, let’s finish this conversation. Because I need you to understand that I love you, too, and if something were to happen to me, I’d want you to do what your grandpa has.

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