him about it?” she asked.
“He refuses. It was either drop the subject or not come home. I love him and can’t leave him, so we don’t talk about it. I still get preachy sometimes,” he smiled, “but I am hoping that between Trisha, Leal and I we can love him back to God.”
“So how does he keep everyone around here from knowing who he is?”
“Well, some of the people know him as Daffyd Sayvage. That’s his real name. His stage name is actually his middle name, James, and the Americanized version of our welsh name, Savage. Those that do know who he is keep quiet because he does so much for the town. He built a whole children’s wing on the hospital where he gets his treatments. He brought in all this playground equipment for this park and the local school. He gives into the community and the city father’s know to keep everyone hushed up. I guess you could say that he ‘buys’ their silence. Quite the family secret, huh?”
“Wow, it’s all crazy. Do your friends know?”
“Nope. How many friends do you think I would have if they knew who my guardian was?” He said as he shook his head.
“Tons!” she laughed. “It’s kind of sad though . Don’t you think?”
“Such a waste of a life…” he answered. “So, how about you, is your big secret that your dad isn’t your dad?”
“Everyone who knows us knows that. Not a secret at all. I was old enough to remember their wedding and everything. The only family secret is that my Dad, my step-dad, not my real dad, might have been gay,” she stated.
“What. No way,” he countered.
“I don’t think my mom knew. But I always thought something was different between my friend’s dads and mine. It’s hard to explain…but I am pretty sure he was. Dad was great. He really loved me and mom, but he was not very ‘manly’ if you know what I mean. Anyway, I guess I’ll never know for sure. But I am sure that if he was really gay, after he married mom that he did his best to live straight. He never looked at guys or anything weird. But he also never looked at women either. So that’s my big secret. But yours is more fun!” she joked.
“Yeah, a blast. Being the nephew of a super rich rock star does have its advantages though.”
“Like what?” she asked.
“Like spending vacations at the Mountain Home, having my college paid for, driving a nice car, not having to worry about money, you know all that stuff,” Bryce answered.
“Now having college paid for, that would be nice. I am still trying to figure that all out. I did get some grant money and one small scholarship, but Mom and I are both going to have to scrimp to make it work. Just my books alone cost more than what she makes in a month. I feel sorry for her, but she insists that not going to college is not an option. If Dad had been smarter about money, or just not been so soft with everyone with a sob story, things might have been different. By the time he died, the store was going under and he had even put a second mortgage on the house. We basically lost the store. There was only enough money to bury him, and for us to make this trip. We called this trip our last hurrah before tightening up the belt for fall.”
“I am sure it will all work out. Just keep your chin up,” he said.
“Wow, it’s getting late. We better head back,” said Bryce looking at his watch. “And, hey, can you just pretend that my Uncle isn’t anyone famous?”
“Sure, to me he is just that rich good Samaritan that helped us in a scrape,” she said.
Samantha and Daffyd got to work cleaning off the table and putting things in order. Daffyd moved a little slower than Samantha but they worked side by side. Standing at the sink, one washing, and one drying, Samantha commented that Daffyd was looking better. It had only been two
“He refuses. It was either drop the subject or not come home. I love him and can’t leave him, so we don’t talk about it. I still get preachy sometimes,” he smiled, “but I am hoping that between Trisha, Leal and I we can love him back to God.”
“So how does he keep everyone around here from knowing who he is?”
“Well, some of the people know him as Daffyd Sayvage. That’s his real name. His stage name is actually his middle name, James, and the Americanized version of our welsh name, Savage. Those that do know who he is keep quiet because he does so much for the town. He built a whole children’s wing on the hospital where he gets his treatments. He brought in all this playground equipment for this park and the local school. He gives into the community and the city father’s know to keep everyone hushed up. I guess you could say that he ‘buys’ their silence. Quite the family secret, huh?”
“Wow, it’s all crazy. Do your friends know?”
“Nope. How many friends do you think I would have if they knew who my guardian was?” He said as he shook his head.
“Tons!” she laughed. “It’s kind of sad though . Don’t you think?”
“Such a waste of a life…” he answered. “So, how about you, is your big secret that your dad isn’t your dad?”
“Everyone who knows us knows that. Not a secret at all. I was old enough to remember their wedding and everything. The only family secret is that my Dad, my step-dad, not my real dad, might have been gay,” she stated.
“What. No way,” he countered.
“I don’t think my mom knew. But I always thought something was different between my friend’s dads and mine. It’s hard to explain…but I am pretty sure he was. Dad was great. He really loved me and mom, but he was not very ‘manly’ if you know what I mean. Anyway, I guess I’ll never know for sure. But I am sure that if he was really gay, after he married mom that he did his best to live straight. He never looked at guys or anything weird. But he also never looked at women either. So that’s my big secret. But yours is more fun!” she joked.
“Yeah, a blast. Being the nephew of a super rich rock star does have its advantages though.”
“Like what?” she asked.
“Like spending vacations at the Mountain Home, having my college paid for, driving a nice car, not having to worry about money, you know all that stuff,” Bryce answered.
“Now having college paid for, that would be nice. I am still trying to figure that all out. I did get some grant money and one small scholarship, but Mom and I are both going to have to scrimp to make it work. Just my books alone cost more than what she makes in a month. I feel sorry for her, but she insists that not going to college is not an option. If Dad had been smarter about money, or just not been so soft with everyone with a sob story, things might have been different. By the time he died, the store was going under and he had even put a second mortgage on the house. We basically lost the store. There was only enough money to bury him, and for us to make this trip. We called this trip our last hurrah before tightening up the belt for fall.”
“I am sure it will all work out. Just keep your chin up,” he said.
“Wow, it’s getting late. We better head back,” said Bryce looking at his watch. “And, hey, can you just pretend that my Uncle isn’t anyone famous?”
“Sure, to me he is just that rich good Samaritan that helped us in a scrape,” she said.
Samantha and Daffyd got to work cleaning off the table and putting things in order. Daffyd moved a little slower than Samantha but they worked side by side. Standing at the sink, one washing, and one drying, Samantha commented that Daffyd was looking better. It had only been two
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