Well, they were....not going down. But they weren't staring at his father, so that was a bonus. Still, Hadyn hit the first floor button and waited until the elevator started to lurch and move before he gave Elisha a slightly weak smile.

"Uh, well..." Hadyn said, reaching into his bag to pull out his pack of cigarettes. Heh, he'd gotten his ass beat so bad for smoking as a teen. Dominick had literally lost his mind, and that was probably one of the reasons Hadyn still smoked. His little piece of rebellious victory. "Um, so...that was my father."

You know. The one they never talked about. "He, uh....he doesn't know I'm gay."

Well. Didn't know.