Scaredy Cat by Alexander Robin

Scaredy Cat by Alexander Robin

Author:Alexander, Robin [Alexander, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Intaglio Publications
Published: 2013-10-30T07:00:00+00:00


Chapter 19

“There’s still a lot of daylight left.” Quinn parked her truck in Blake’s driveway.

“Oh…God…you’re thinking of another hurdle for me, aren’t you?”

“It’s utilitarian. We need to eat, and it’s a beautiful afternoon, so here’s my plan. You and I will take a walk, and while we’re out, I’ll pick up something to barbecue. When we get back, I’ll dig the Meyers’s grill out of the storage shed and make dinner while you write.”

“Okay,” Blake agreed with a nod.

Quinn looked surprised. “No arguing, no cussing?”

“No. I’ll be fine because you’ll be right there with me.” Blake pushed open the door. “Let’s go.”

*******

Blake stayed close, but she didn’t grab or try to climb Quinn as they lazily strolled down the sidewalk. Quinn pointed out landmarks and told the stories behind them. “You see that house with all the New Orleans Saints flags in the yard? That was an empty lot when I was growing up. It had a dirt hill, and Jacob and I would ramp off of it on our bikes.”

“You never mention anyone but Jacob. Weren’t there other kids you played with, or were you always that close?”

“We’ve always been close. But Jacob didn’t fit in with the other boys. None of them wanted to play with him. When you meet my brother, you’ll probably think he’s gay. He tries hard to appear what is considered manly, but he’s more feminine than I am with the way he walks and gestures. I thought for sure he was just like me, and I waited through our teen years to hear him confess it. When he was little, the other boys teased him relentlessly. Even after he started dating Tonya in high school, they still taunted him. He’s been married since he was eighteen, but everyone in town calls him a closet case queer. I have to admit that I wondered about that, too, until we had a talk after I was shoved out of the closet. Jacob is most definitely straight and totally in love with his wife.”

Blake glanced at Quinn. “Who shoved you out?” she asked, though she already knew the answer, wanting to hear Quinn’s version.

“The asshole you met at the grocery store, Glenda Percy. I grew up watching how everyone treated Jacob, and I knew if I came out, I’d face the ridicule, too. There were already rumors because I wasn’t married and I didn’t date any of the men here. Cowardly, I made my folks believe that the reason I was going to New Orleans every weekend was to see a guy, but I was going to the bars to meet women. I’d begun dating one pretty steadily, and she came here for a weekend. I guess the strange car in the driveway piqued Glenda’s curiosity, so much so that she came to my house after dark one night and looked in the window. By the next morning, everyone in town knew I was making out with another woman on my couch.”

“She really is despicable,” Blake said with disgust.



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