Page 66 of Good Time Boyfriend
The doorbell rang at that moment and I frowned, looking over at August. “Were you expecting someone?”
August stood up, as it was his night to host, but I still got up with him. We took turns between the four of us.
My brother frowned. “I got it. I don’t know who it could be, though. Maybe it’s my neighbor, annoyed that I left the trash cans out yesterday.”
“HOAs, man, they kill you,” Luca said.
But for some reason, an uneasy feeling settled over me and I followed my twin toward the door.
“Let’s just see who it is,” August said in a low tone, then he looked through the peephole and cursed under his breath. “Well hell. I didn’t realize the lawyer gave them our address.” I knew exactly who it was. “Too late to shut off the lights and pretend we’re not here.” When August opened the door, I wasn’t surprised to see who it was.
Our parents stood there, all tanned from their cruise, looking in love, sappy and happy. Our parents. Two people we didn’t really know. Who had broken our family more than once but hadn’t even had the decency to realize it.
“My boys. My sweet boys.” My mother reached out to us, the same mother who hadn’t raised us, who hadn’t wanted us at all. I took a step back. “My twins. I’m so happy you’re alive, Heath. We could have lost you, you know. We’re so lucky that August was just fine. At least we had one healthy twin during that terrible time.”
“What are you guys doing here?” I asked because I knew August wouldn’t. He would just close the door in their face and walk away. Which was what I should have done. Her random statement was par for the course. They never cared that they hurt us. Or that August hurt too while I was sick. I might be healthy now, but I’d almost died. And my parents used that time to fight with each other.
And while that could make sense, and was something I wanted to do now, we weren’t alone.
My mom didn’t even have the decency to look ashamed. Ashamed for what she had done to us or that she hadn’t even been in my life. She’d walked away without a second thought.
She and our father had ripped apart our family and didn’t seem to fucking care.
“Son, it’s good to see you,” Dad said as he moved forward.
I took another step back, shaking my head. “Again, what are you guys doing here?”
Mom beamed, ignoring my words. Ignoringmelike usual “We wanted to see our children. And with all the cars out front, I assume you’re all here? It’s so nice that you are getting together. The whole family. Is Greer here?”
“Mom?” Greer asked.
I turned to see my baby sister standing there, eyes wide, surprise on her face.
“My baby. I’m so sorry that I haven’t been able to see you or meet your men. Are they here? Look at you, getting it all with two men. I knew it would take two to handle you. You were always so fierce when you were a kid.” Then Julia Cassidy was clutching Greer, while Greer just stood there, hands still at her sides. Noah and Ford came out, scowls on their faces.
I met their gazes, and didn’t know what to say. There was no getting out of this, no fixing it.
We were screwed.
Luca came over then too, feet dragging, and he wasn’t alone. Devney was at his side. Devney, my girlfriend, was about to see exactly where we had come from. And why I wanted nothing to do with this.
“Oh, you’re all here, that’s so wonderful.” My mother stepped forward, but Luca took a step back.
“I didn’t know you were in town,” I said, bringing the attention back to me. I wasn’t about to let Luca get hurt by my mother again. She and my father had done enough to him.
“Well, we just got back. Before we go out again, and well, since we had August’s address, we thought we’d stop by.”
“With no warning,” August added.
“We don’t need warning for family, do we?” Dad asked, and Gerald Cassidy did what he did best. He put on a bright smile and turned towards Devney.
“And who does this beautiful woman belong to? Is she with you, Greer? Are you making a full poly knot with your two men?”
How my parents even knew what those words meant, I didn’t care. They were trying to be open, caring for their daughter, as they never once had before this.
I took a step forward and put myself between Greer, Devney, and my parents.
“What do you guys want?” I asked.
