House Rules: the Jack Gordon Story
“Sun warmed his back. He could smell the fragrance of roses, and sunscreen. He touched the flower pinned to his shirt, trying to convince himself this day was actually happening.
Activity along the beach was dying down as the guests started taking their seats. He was tucked towards the back, still in the shadow of the multi-layered deck that connected Rob and Blake’s Lake Michigan house to the shore below. His head was clear, but he could feel his knees quaking and acknowledged at that moment—he... was flat out terrified.
Not at the step he was taking. Of that he was a hundred percent confident. He loved, was loved, and they were making it official in front of family and friends, finally.
No, he was afraid of failing. Because of all the things he had succeeded at—work, investments, taking over his father’s construction company, even his impressive golf handicap—he’d never once in his entire life had a successful emotional relationship with a member of the opposite sex.
He spotted his sister and her kids sitting in the front row.MoreLess
Activity along the beach was dying down as the guests started taking their seats. He was tucked towards the back, still in the shadow of the multi-layered deck that connected Rob and Blake’s Lake Michigan house to the shore below. His head was clear, but he could feel his knees quaking and acknowledged at that moment—he... was flat out terrified.
Not at the step he was taking. Of that he was a hundred percent confident. He loved, was loved, and they were making it official in front of family and friends, finally.
No, he was afraid of failing. Because of all the things he had succeeded at—work, investments, taking over his father’s construction company, even his impressive golf handicap—he’d never once in his entire life had a successful emotional relationship with a member of the opposite sex.
He spotted his sister and her kids sitting in the front row.MoreLess
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