A Year Changes Everything - 16. Epilogue

We decided to keep it a secret to begin with so that we could just enjoy each other’s company without having to deal with all the fall out.

That lasted about a week.

We told Matt and Simon first, who were both very surprised, but were fine with it. Amanda was overjoyed when we broke it to her. We let everyone else find out by word of mouth.

Our parents we each told ourselves. Mine acted as if I had just told them the weather for tomorrow. My other brothers were fine as well. Casper was plain irritating. He was smugness itself at his role of Cupid.

Andrew's parents, as he had thought had long suspected that he was gay. His brother, Brian, had been oblivious, but took it in his stride.

In short, things couldn't have gone better after the melodramatic first 9 months between our first meeting and getting together.

That was all ten years ago, which shocks me even as I type it. College flew by, then grad school and now we live in London. I had to move there because of work and Andrew managed to transfer to the London office of the law firm he works at.

We had a civil ceremony a couple of years ago. Casper, Brian, Matt and Simon were groomsmen, Amanda Maid of Honor.

We live in a house in Holland Park and you can often find us walking in Hyde Park if you care to look out for us.

The End