Trusting Trey (The Sugar Series Book 5) by Katie Mettner

Author:Katie Mettner [Mettner, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-08T22:00:00+00:00

“I met someone a few months ago. She wears leg braces and has cerebral palsy. I picked up some books she had dropped on campus and when I looked up into her eyes, something clicked in my heart. I fell in love with her and nothing else mattered. We haven’t been apart since. I help her get to class with her books safely and she helps me with my history homework.”

We all sat quietly around the table as though we were unsure of what to say. Kristin spoke first. “I thought you liked guys. You were always off with one or another of them.”

For the first time since I’d known her, Daphne looked embarrassed. “I left New York and moved to Duluth, convincing myself I could be straight if I had different, more salt of the earth, type guys to choose from. I thought my dislike of men was because none of them were mature enough to keep me interested.”

“But that didn’t happen?” I asked and she shook her head, chuckling a little.

“No, instead I engaged in risky behavior to force myself to like men. Apparently, I’ve always been a lesbian.”

I couldn’t hold it in and laughed this time. “I’m sorry for laughing, but it’s true. Sometimes we try to be someone we aren’t because we think we won’t be accepted by others.”

She nodded and looked down at her hands on her lap. “That’s another big part of the puzzle. My parents will never accept that I’m gay. I came here and found such a supportive LGBTQ community on campus, I went and talked with two of the counselors. They told me what I already knew. I was denying who I was because I feared my family would disown me.”

“What are you going to do?” Kristin asked.

“I’m flying back to New York over Christmas break and I’m taking Angie. After the holidays, I’ll tell my parents I’m gay. If they can’t handle it, then they’ll have to accept that I won’t be in their life anymore. Denying who I am on the inside is eating me alive and I can’t do it anymore.”

I rubbed her shoulder and squeezed it for good measure. “You always have a home with us. Ma and Baba love you and whom you chose to love won’t make a bit of difference to them.”

She nodded quickly and tried to smile, but I could tell that talking about losing her parents was killing her on the inside. “Thanks, Allison. I appreciate your support and being cool with me and Angie.”

I smiled. “Of course I’m cool with it; you’re happy and that’s all that matters. Do you have a picture of her?”

She smiled shyly and pulled out her wallet, taking out a snapshot of her and Angie at a football game. It was dark and the field lights shone in the background as someone snapped a picture of them hugging each other under a blanket. “She’s gorgeous, Daphne,” I said, handing the picture to one of the girls around the table.

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