Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0700
From: John Henry <niftyjhenry1988@gmail.com>
Subject: Growing Up Ry Chapter 11 (Gay/Incest)

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Chapter 11


Ry and Ronda sat nervously across from Billy and Rick. It had been quite
a while since they had all been in the same room together, and the
tension was almost thick enough to cut through. Trevor had set up the
meeting at Billy's, just in case Rick had a meltdown. Charlie refused to
go, even threatening to take Bethany and leave. Ry did his best to assure
Charlie that nothing bad was going to happen, but the meeting was still
needed.


Every rehabilitation center refused to take Charlie without Rick's
signature. Rick, for his part, was refusing to sign anything until he
could speak to Charlie and meet his granddaughter. Ry was furious that
Rick would, once again, put his own needs over Charlie's especially after
everything that had happened. Then Ry would remember the videos and
remember how truly selfish Rick really was.


Billy was on the fence. He wanted to see his half-brother and meet his
niece, too, but he didn't want it at the expense of Charlie's treatment
and any potential custody dispute. Billy considered going behind Rick's
back and signing the paperwork himself, being Rick's guardian, but Ronda
and Trevor weren't sure how legal that would be.


Ronda, like Ry, was pissed, but she saw Rick as an enemy. She never
forgave him for the divorce, the custody agreement and siding with Will.
They he had acted while she was in prison only pissed her off even more.
She just saw his behavior as another game he was playing, to manipulate
the boys against her. Ry was on her side, but it hurt that Billy kept
choosing his stepfather over her.


Trevor, as always, tried to remain neutral; however, he couldn't help but
mostly side with Charlie. The boy needed care that nobody, especially
Rick, could provide and, to use that care in a form of blackmail,
disgusted him. He knew that Rick wasn't trying to be a dick about the
whole thing. The man only wanted to see for himself that his youngest
child and new grandchild were safe and healthy, but Trevor also knew this
was the worst way to go about it.


"I'm glad you're here," Trevor opened to Ry and Ronda. "I think this
is a good start towards getting Charlie the help he needs."


"Where's Charlie?" Rick asked with an obvious attitude. "He should be
here."


Ronda rolled her eyes, while the others tried to not react. "He doesn't
want to be here," Ronda said, "and I'm not going to make hi"I'm his
father. I get a say in what he does."


"He thinks otherwise, and as his mother, again, I'm not going to make
him see you."


"Would you two stop?" Billy interjected. "Seriously, your bickering
and bitching isn't going to help Charlie one bit."


Rick and Ronda went quiet but retained vicious eye contact, hoping the
other could see the loathing the other felt.


"Anyway," Trevor said with a heavy sigh, "I got some recommendations
at work for places to send Charlie. Since he's a minor, he can't go to
just any facility. With that said, he needs his custodial parent or
guardian to sign him in--"


"--Not until I see him," Rick interjected, not caring who objected.


"Really?" Ry snapped. "You'd rather Charlie continue to suffer till
you get your way? Oh yeah, this is the same guy who was engaged to
Brenda, despite the abuse she put Charlie through."


"That's not fair," Billy spat. "You know that's not fair."


"I think it's quite fair 'Daddy's Boy'," Ry said, emphasizing the last
two words. Ever since Ry found out that Billy was cheating on him with
Rick, Ry had taken to calling his adopted brother the secret name Billy
used to communicate his affair to their dad.


Billy glared at Ry, oblivious to the double entendre.


"Could we, please, stop the sniping?" Trevor pleaded. "Charlie isn't
going to get the help he needs if you all keep going at each other's
throats."


"I just want to see for myself that Charlie and my granddaughter are
healthy," Rick said.


Trevor had given Ry and Ronda a heads up about the accidental slip of
information, but hearing Rick acknowledge it didn't settle well with
either of them. Ry replied, "Charlie and the baby are doing fine, but
Charlie can't remain sober without help that no-one here can provide. He
has to go into rehab and sooner the better."


Rick looked like a defeated child as his head dropped, avoiding eye
contact. He didn't understand why he was getting aggressive. His
therapist said it was a symptom of his PTSD. He hated himself for the way
he behaved in those stressful moments but he couldn't stop himself. It
was like he had no filter, and every thought exited his mouth the second
it entered his brain. All he wanted was to see Charlie with his own eyes,
to see for himself that his baby boy was okay, to tell Charlie how much
he loved him, and how he would always be there for his sons, even if they
were mad at him.


"I just want five minutes with my son. Why can't you just let me have
that?"


Billy took Rick's hand and squeezed it. "I know, Dad, but Charlie has to
agree to it, too. Even if we all agreed to it--if we tried forcing
Charlie now--he might run away again, and who knows what will happen to
him and the baby."


Ronda understood where Rick was coming from, having spent many years in
prison. Her contact with her sons was limited to visitation hours and the
courtesy of her ex-husbands. While Rick was dating Brenda, he would
rarely bring the boys to see her, so it came down to Billy's biological
father, Will, to conduct the visits. She would grow anxious and desperate
to see her boys, Ry included, and having those limitations was often
maddening. Many women on her block would lash out when they were denied
or missed a visit. Ronda tried her best to take it in stride, but as time
went by, it got harder and harder to do.


After Will's death and Rick's breakdown, there was a time where she
didn't see the boys at all. Once Ry turned 18, however, he reached out
and made sure she had phone calls from Charlie. It was Ry who helped her
get back on her feet and gave her a place to stay. By then, things had
fallen apart in her little family. Charlie had run away several times, Ry
was basically living alone, while Billy and Rick moved into Will's house.
Ry wouldn't talk about what happened, other than it all started after
Will died.


"I'll see what I can do," Ronda said, "but I'm not making him. He's
barely talking to me as it is, and I'm not risking losing him."


Rick nodded his appreciation.


"Good," Trevor said, hoping to cash in on that gesture of goodwill.
"With that in mind, we have the matter of placing Charlie in
rehabilitation to settle still."


"I'll sign the papers," Rick said. "There's no sense fighting it
anymore."


It shouldn't have been a fight to begin with, Ronda thought bitterly.


"Great," Trevor said, smiling. "Then it's settled."


"Not quite," Ry added. "I want custody of Charlie signed over to me."


Everyone but Ronda looked at Ry in shock. "What?!" Billy and Rick
demanded.


"I don't think I need to repeat myself. Billy, you have guardianship
over Rick, which means Rick really isn't legally capable of taking care
of himself, let alone Charlie and the baby. You're also a full-time
student and work part-time. You don't have the time to manage Rick,
Charlie and the baby. Yes, you have Trevor, but he's also a full-time
student with a full-time job, who also helps you take care of Rick.


"I'm only a full-time employee, who makes his own schedule. Mom has a
full-time job but works from home. Not to mention that Charlie is already
living with us and has no desire to live here. It only makes sense." Ry
didn't fail to notice the pained look on Rick's face when Ry called Ronda
"Mom."


"That's total fucking bullshit, Ry," Billy snarled. "This is a real
fucking low blow!"


"Can I talk to Ry in private please?" Rick asked. Billy and Ronda
started to protest, but, with Ry's encouragement and Trevor's help,
everyone left the room. Once Rick was sure nobody else could hear, he
asked, "Why do you hate me?"


"I don't hate you," Ry said flatly. He had practiced his speech
countless times over the years, but now that he was in that moment, he
couldn't remember any of it. "I feel a lot of things but hate isn't one
of them."


"What did I do wrong to make you not like me anymore?"


Aside from fucking my 12-year-old boyfriend behind my back, pretend like
you didn't know what was going on when I uncovered the affair, and
continue to this day having sex with your son who now my brother? Ry
thought, barely keeping his feelings in check.


"People change, Rick. After Will's death, we all changed. Some for the
better, some for the worst." They sat in silence for a few seconds, then
Ry added, "I still love you, and you'll always be my dad; however, right
now, at this very moment, I don't know if I can move on from what's
happened. I feel a lot of emotions, mostly hurt and betrayal, so I need
more time to see if I can move passed it all."


"Ry, if I have done anything to hurt you or have done anything to betray
you, I'm so, so sorry. I have never wanted to hurt or betray my boys. I
love you all so much."


"I know, Rick," Ry said, wiping a tear from his eye, "but we need to
focus on Charlie first. He's the one hurting the most, so we need to help
him...after that, we'll see how things go. So, will you give me custody
of Charlie or do we need to go to court?"


He felt like he was losing everything, but Rick knew he'd lose if it went
to court. Ry made a lot of good points, and if anyone could handle
Charlie, for good or bad, it was Ry. "Yeah, I'll give you custody of
Charlie."


"Thanks," Ry said. He reached out and took hold of Rick's hands. It was
the first physical contact he'd had with his adopted dad in years. Rick's
hands weren't as rough as they had once been, but they were still strong
and familiar. He really did miss his dad, but his conflicted feelings
were still too much of a barrier.


***Coming Soon, Chapter 12***