Texting your mom the morning of Father’s Day after you se...

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1. Mom, why are you holding hands in that Pride video?
2. What video?
3. The viral one, you're with Aaron, everyone thought he vanished.
4. Oh God, delete that, please delete it right now.
5. Delete what? He has Dad's wedding ring on his finger.
6. You didn't see the whole thing, Alex, trust me.
7. No, tell me honestly, is that Dad?
8. Not in the way you mean, but yes, it's connected.
9. Connected how? This is Father's Day, you owe me answers.
10. Dad disappeared to save Aaron, and Aaron kept the ring.
11. He saved someone instead of us?
12. He couldn't tell you because telling would have killed them.
13. So you lied to me for eleven years?
14. We lied to keep him alive, Alex, that was the choice.
15. Why are you holding his hand then, publicly?