Robert Rose drove down a road that he hadn't traveled in four years, but it seemed as welcoming and familiar as if he'd driven down it just the previous day. He was going to see his cousin who had been away at college. Now that he was back, Robert couldn't contain his happiness.
Robert and his cousin had been born a little less than a week apart, and it was probably destined that they would so close. Growing up, they had been best friends. It had just about broken Bobby's heart when his cousin had gone away to school, and he wasn't able to follow. His family had needed another bread winner right then, not four years down the line.
But as close as the boys had been, there was one secret that Bobby had kept from his cousin. He had felt more than friendship for him, but Robert had always been afraid to admit to being in love with him. He had grown from a boy to a man, in the time since, but it was still something that Robert had never mentioned in all the letters, phone calls and emails he had exchanged with his cousin.
Robert and his cousin had been born a little less than a week apart, and it was probably destined that they would so close. Growing up, they had been best friends. It had just about broken Bobby's heart when his cousin had gone away to school, and he wasn't able to follow. His family had needed another bread winner right then, not four years down the line.
But as close as the boys had been, there was one secret that Bobby had kept from his cousin. He had felt more than friendship for him, but Robert had always been afraid to admit to being in love with him. He had grown from a boy to a man, in the time since, but it was still something that Robert had never mentioned in all the letters, phone calls and emails he had exchanged with his cousin.