Silence. Only the sound of the tick and tock of the clock echoed in the room. The mother and son pair stared at each other. One in hope and one in utter disbelief. Xavier was sure his brain short circuited from the shock. His mother's expression remained unchanging; she was not joking.
"Excuse me?" He looked at his mother as though she had grown two heads.
"Be gay Xavier, for your brother", Victoria responded calmly.
He grew more confused by her response and a pulled on a disgusted face. "Mom! That's disgusting! Even if you don't approve of whoever it is, asking me to be gay so I can get with Zach is-"
"No! No! What kind of a mother would I be if I asked you to do that? I love you both but I definitely don't see you together!" She frowned when she realized how far Xavier's thoughts had strayed.
