It had become obvious I was avoiding all four of them.

I skipped meals, which I never did.

Locked my door, even though I never did.

And skipped my workout.

This went on for a week. I snuck out to grab food from the kitchen and never met any of them face to face thankfully.

But, that didn't last too long.

Because my sister decided to visit.

Oh no.

I had heard a knock on the door and ignored it like usual, waiting for it to go away.

It wasn't long before I heard a feminine snort "jeez, what got you all depressed?"

With that, I rushed to the door and met with my sister, who unfortunately was followed by the rest of the household.

They all looked at me, up and down glances.

I was wearing my gym shorts and a tank top because I was actually still working out, just away from all of them.

Elly took one good look at me and smiled, "does someone need to get punched?"

God that was still terrifying.

"God, no! No! What are you doing here Elly?"

She scrunched you her face, "you weren't answering my calls and so I decided to drop by. You were so happy last time, what happened?"

"Why don't you ask the household. They decided to pry. I don't like to be treated like an experiment."

My sisters gaze lowered and she turned to the men behind her. "What did you do?"

"He mentioned the both of you were gay and we we-"

"Tim, pack your bags, we're going home."

"Elly-"

"No! I can't believe this! You were happy here too!"

I sighed, "Elly, I'm still interning, I can't just leave. I still have work."

"Mother and father would be just as pissed as I am if they knew."

I shut up, looking away.

"You can't just take Tim-"

"Why not? You treat him like your toy, make him happy and then treat him like a freak?"

Richard raised a brow, "what?"

"These three made advances in Tim, and tim has been in love with them since forever, of course he'd be pissed. And you! He liked you too! But you treated him harshly!"

Can I just die?

"Elly, please, I'll pack my stuff, just, go away for right now." And I closed the door, slumping against the frame.

I didn't see their reactions, head any of them, but the minute she said it, I could imagine the shock.

It may seem like an overreaction, but both Elly and I had been treated horribly after coming out by our parents peers. Only a select few. Which is why i thought Richard knew.

My parents protected us, but it still hurt. And even seemingly innocent questions felt like an attack.

There tone held an underlying sneer.

I thought better of it, they seemed interested in me...

But was I just a toy?

I didn't even realize I was finished packing until I zipped up my suitcase.

My own belongings were so little compared to what the Grace manor provided.

I got my suitcase and walked out, straight to the door. I had changed into my normal casual wear which was pants and a button up, so I didn't look like such a mess.

As I made my way, I heard a commotion. So i decided to listen in.

"Flirt with him, make him feel like he mattered to you, then act like him being gay is something new for your to dissect, how despicable can you get?"

That was not my sister's voice...

I dropped my suitcase and walked in.

Oh god, she called in the Calvary didn't she?

Standing there, glaring at the Grace household, was my dear older brother, my father, my mother, and my younger brother and sister.

I walked in, looking slightly confused, "mom, dad? When did you get here?"

All heads snapped towards me, and I still definitely seemed down. Why wouldn't I?

"You packed?" My father asked.

I nodded. My family all looked alike. The same silver eyes, but everyone had black hair. Besides me.

Still, it was obvious we were family.

My father sighed, "I can't believe you all. I trusted my son in your care. I knew how he felt, but to think you'd take advantage of that."

"Jason, it was never-"

My father cut Richard off, "I'm taking my son home."

The household seemed defeated.

My family smiled at me, coming close. They were ready to drag me away.

"Can I ask them something?"

My family nodded as I approached.

"Did you mean any of what you said?" I asked softly. "You three told me you liked me, did you mean that? Or were you lying?"

Connor was the first to respond, "I've always liked you! I never meant for you to feel hurt!"

His words didn't help. "Sorry for causing all of you trouble." I walked out quickly, grabbing my suitcase.

The car ride home was quiet. My family seemed worried. I couldn't blame them. Me and Elly had always faced difficult situations because of our sexuality.

"I really liked them... maybe Connor liked me, but the others..."

They all called me beautiful, said there was no way they couldn't like me, told me how much they wanted me.

God I was such an idiot.

"The nerve of some people. Treating my kid like that," my mother huffed.

I smiled weakly at them.

Despite feeling hurt, they were always in my side. Most cases, being gay would've meant exile from the family, but my parents love me and Elly too much. They didn't care, they wanted us happy. To think my happiness would disappear overnight.

Elly seemed the most worried. I had been so overjoyed and then, poof, everything was gone.

"They probably only saw me as a toy from the start."

Elly looked at me curiously, "what do you mean by that?"

"Mark mentioned that the reason the three of them never 'pounced' on my sooner, was because Richard forbade them from doing so. So they obviously didn't care about sexual orientation."

"That makes them more despicable," my father snapped.

I supposed it did.

They all knew. Connor, Todd and Mark all knew i liked them, and acted however they pleased.

It hurt.

"Tim?"

My vision felt so fuzzy and the area around my eyes felt hot.

Was I crying?

Oh...

I suppose I was.

My heart felt shattered.

Maybe it did.

It just hurt so god damn much.

My family held me close as I cried. Each of them growing closer and closer to murder which each tear.