at he would get it over with. He hadn't seen his father since the incident, and he had nearly thrown a fit for him to com
ning, no matter what was happening in their lives. After she passed away of cancer, the family d
hen his wife was alive. He soon became distant, treating his family as a business firm
had survived it. But the absence of their mother w
King Maxwell bellowed. "It was abo
ther, let's not tal
his sons instead. "Both of you! Settle down! Find good Estrean women!" He took a drink, set down his glass,
m gay." Xav
plied, "Well... that shouldn't stop you from ta
r threw down his napkin. "And I'll no
is fist down onto the
from the table, laying his napkin on his plate. "N
me when I'm talking to
you do, father! You talk to us! Or
ve is quite another story," Grayson interje
ers waited to marry until love struck them over the head? Hell no! They m
lass toward Xavier. "A
ked and sat
son, this is no laughing matter!
bit harder than he should hav
them both. "Then tell me, my sons, what progress hav
I've started seeing
over the room. Even Maryellen and Rachell
ignore
ng Maxwell had been adamant that his son's future wives be Estrean, so much so that it was comi
s evening's dinner discussion." Grayson stood and downed wha
going on and this thing with Marcus... well...." The King s
his father's shoulder. "Nex
yson walked purposefully out the door
oo much to drink." Grayson turned ar
had just
"Nope. I sipped one g
." It would give them an
n on his keyring and his vintage Corvette beeped
son's townhouse, he watched the evergreens pass. "Xavier, I'm so sorry that
y." He glanced over at him and smiled. "Anyway, it
d the humor in things. Grayson just hoped that Xavier kept his p
*
asked Xavier when he stopped the car in f
iving." Then he looked into his
r. "Yeah, thanks. I am." H
led. "Neve
lled his brother in for a hug and rel
efore he closed the door, Xavier added, "You're going to h
other must have suspected that
door and Xavier nodded toward him and
his cell phone and hit the number for Ameri