Chapter 187 Who I Am

"You just couldn't leave well enough alone could you?" His father asks from behind him. "What do you mean?" Caleb asks getting up and facing his father. "That's the reason you went to Atlanta, wasn't it? So you could show your face there then make a beeline for India" "What are you talking about dad?" "You know exactly what I'm talking about son. I got a call from your uncle, now I don't care what state your cousin is in but as long as he's still breathing I need you to return him to your uncle." He said in a stern tone.

"Why are all of you still trying to protect that piece of trash? He tried to rape Janice in our home and you're all still trying to protect him?" Caleb asks angrily. "He's not the one we're trying to protect son, now do as I say." His father said turning to leave.

"And if I don't?" Caleb asks in a low tone which stops his father in his tracks. His father turns slowly and fixed him with an ice-cold glare. Caleb took a step back and grabs his phone from his pocket. "I'm making the call now." He said in a nervous tone. Without saying anything his father turns on his heels and walks out the door and nods a greeting at Samson who was on his way in.

"Wow, you actually fear your father?" Samson said with a mischievous grin on his face. "But why, it's not like he's going to knock your lights out or beat you black and blue with a leather belt." Samson chuckles. "He may not do that now but when I was twenty years old I made the grave mistake of disobeying my father.

He knock me out with one punch, and when I woke up I was on a plane on my way to my grandfather's boot camp in India. I was on lockdown for three weeks, three weeks man, no contact with the outside world, no phone, no women, and worse of all no sex, for three weeks! Ain't no way in hell will I ever make that mistake again." Caleb said shaking his head.

"So you're going to return him then?" "Already done." 'You do know that you are the one he's trying to protect, right?" Samson asks. "You sure about that?" Caleb snorts. "Seriously dude, do not make me hurt you, Has it not accrued to you that you could get in serious trouble going after people like this?" Samson asks.

"Yeah but I'm careful, besides….." "Besides nothing," Samson said cutting him off. "He's your father, he's always going to worry about you. The verse I have for you right now is; hey, don't you roll your eyes at me. The verse is Proverbs 20-vs 22 Don't take it on yourself to repay a wrong. Trust the Lord and he'll make it right." Samson said turning to leave. "Alright, fine I get it, o holy one, so um… based on that little foreplay on the plane, can I go ahead and say that things are better between you and the wife?" Caleb asks.

"Mmm-hmm," Samson said nodding his head and biting his lips. "Yeah, that good?" "Oh hell yes, haven't been this good in a long time and I'm loving every minute of it." Samson said with a bright smile." "Alrighty then, I'm happy for you, maybe you should go away alone more often. Now let's get back to the baby shower, shall we."

"Oh no, I'm not going back in that room with all those drooling women," Samson said shaking his head. "Why not? I for one love getting them all hot and bothered." Caleb said grabbing the front of his pants. "But I do not, but don't let me stop you, go ahead I'll be in the kitchen with your mother," Samson said making a u-turn to the kitchen.

"I'm on to you little lady." He said over Mrs. Melissa's shoulder. "Oh Samson, hi, how're you?" She asks with a bright smile. "Oh, I'm good." "And how are things at home?" "Great, I'm hoping they stay that way for a long time." "I'll pray that they do." She said taking up a tray of muffins and turning to leave the kitchen but he took the tray from her and places it on the counter.

"Before you go, do you know what this is?" He asks holding up a wad of cash wrapped with an elastic band. "That's money Samson," she says in a flat tone. "You know, that little thing we used to buy food and pay bills and all that, now I should really get back, they must be wondering what's taking so long." She chuckles stretching to take up the tray but he places his hand on hers to stop her.

"Thing is, I gave this money to the person in charge of the feeding program to buy pastries from you, so could you please explain to me why I'm still holding the exact same money in my hands right now?" He asks raising his brow. "I don't know." She said in a nervous tone. "Explain yourself, little lady." He said both hands on his hips.

"I plead the fifth. Besides you can't prove anything." She said taking up the tray of muffins and walking briskly from the kitchen.

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"Are you okay baby?" Jared asks massaging Chris's shoulder. "I'll be fine." "I know you say that this would've happened sooner or later because she already suspected us but I'm sorry for the part I played in this, if I didn't touch you, then she wouldn't have….."

"I know you didn't mean for any of this to happen okay, I'm not mad at you, I'm angry at Maya for thinking she can hold this over my head." 'She was very hostile baby, she said some very hurtful things."

"Yeah but it's not as if I haven't heard them before, my own parents called me an abomination and a curse, my mother said that if she knew I was going to turn out like this she would've aborted me." He said with tears in his eyes.

"I'm so sorry for everything you've been through, you don't deserve this, you deserve so much happiness baby." "And that's exactly what I'll have. I'm so sick and tired of people acting as if I'm a bad person just because I'm gay

I've been driving myself crazy worrying about how my cousins are going to react when they find out, my parents disown me and I've been so scared that it going to happen again that I've been doing all I can to keep who I am a secret, this is who I am, I'm Christian and I am gay and it doesn't matter who accepts me and who doesn't it isn't going to change who I am. So I've made up my mind, this year instead of having a birthday party, I'm going to have a coming out party."

"Wait, baby, are you sure?" "Yes, I am, if this bitch actually thinks I'm going to just hide away somewhere and let her hold this over my head, she better think again," Chris says through clenched teeth.

"I'm so proud of you baby and just know that I'll be right beside you all the way." "I know, and I love you for that, I don't think I could've done any of this without you." "I don't know about that, you're a lot stronger than you look." Jared chuckles.

"So, are we still leaving the country?" Jared asks. "Yeah, at least for a little while." "Okay, I'll get the suitcases. I'm coming out, I want the world to know, gonna let it show." Jared sings as he dances his way up the stairs. "Um..hey before you do that how about you quench your thirst first," Chris asks unbuckling his belt. "Don't mind if I do." Jared smiles dragging his shirt over his head.

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A word of prayer

All glory goes to you Heavenly Father

because I get to live each day knowing

that you have placed me on this earth

at this particular time on purpose