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Pop wore a button-down shirt and dress slacks with his ugly old slippers They’d always dressed up on Christhtpresents and eating leftovers

Now that Jenna and Jun went to Jun’s parents every other year with Pop and the kids, the routine had changed, and they were skipping church to get a good night’s sleep before driving in theforward to a day of PJs with Seth and Connor He wished like hell he was there now, but first things first

Rip it off!

Sitting on the edge of a couch cushion, Logan looked at the Christel on top tilting to the right He asked, “People giving good answers?” He nodded toward Family Feud on the TV

Pop grunted “A few”

Do it Don’t be a shit-brick coward Just fucking say it “You kno Seth andthere in January We really like each other We were pretending at first, but now it’s real”

Pop’s gray, bushy brows an “What are you sayin’? That you’re a fairy?”

Logan’s first instinct was to deny it loudly He forced a breath, his chest tightening “I dunno Kinda? I’ve always liked girls Still do But I think I’ve liked guys too More than I would admit”

Pop shoved a handful of pretzelto guess the most popular answer for “favorite way to wake up in the ”

There was clapping and exclaian’s ears, his heartbeat so loud he could barely hear himself think

He waited

Then he waited soe of the couch cushion Was Pop going to tell hiusted hirace to the family and—

“Like the kid on Schitt’s Creek,” Pop said, rooting around in the snack bowl and coe peanut M&M

“What?” Logan could barely get the word out

“You knoith Eugene Levy Rich people get stuck in a small town Funny show It’s like shit’s, but it’s spelled different”

Logan tried to breathe “Right Yeah, I get it I don’t—what about it?”