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Full Circle | Lisa Marie Davis

Chapter One

J AYLIN R YAN was fifteen when he came to the realization

that he was gay. Unlike many young men his age, he didn’t

“freak out” or launch into a panic or even give much

consideration to how others would react.

Being gay didn’t seem like a big deal to him. He liked

guys. So what? He was smart enough not to hit on anyone

he knew to be straight and while he didn’t exactly broadcast

his sexual interest to the world, when someone asked point-

blank, he readily admitted the truth without hesitation and

felt no shame.

His mother was supportive. When he confided in her,

she simply hugged him, told him he was her son and she

loved him and as long as he someday found someone who

could make him truly happy, she didn’t care about that

person’s gender. She was remarkably open-minded and

accepting for a woman who had been raised in a rather

rigorous, borderline radical religious family located in the

heart of the south, but Kayla Ryan had little to no contact

with her family.

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Most had coldly turned their back on her when she

announced that (a) she was pregnant at sixteen, (b) she fully

intended to keep the baby, and (c) there was no chance in

hell she would even consider marrying said baby’s father.

“It would never have worked in the first place. John was

too immature. And he didn’t love me and I didn’t love him. If

we had gotten married we would have been miserable and I

certainly didn’t have great faith in his ability to settle down

and provide for either of us.”

There was never any hate or malice in her voice when

she mentioned John Carter’s name and Jaylin respected her

for that, though he had a much harder time respecting his

father for the choices he had made. He learned early on to

never expect too much from the man. John was the classic

“man-child,” trapped in youthful dreams built on his belief

he could easily be the next big thing to take rock and roll by

storm, never mind the fact he never landed anything beyond

bottom-level barroom gigs in bars where music was more

background noise than actual entertainment.

He came around from time to time, bringing gifts and

making promises he didn’t have the means or the will to

keep. Jaylin simply humored him and Kayla resisted the few

times he tried to start their relationship up again and while

he sometimes sent money, Kayla put it away for Jaylin,

grateful that she made more than enough to support her

son.

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It hadn’t been easy, having a baby at sixteen, with no

support from her family, but a move to Ruskin, North

Carolina, turned out to be the best decision she ever made.

With help from neighbors that didn’t mind babysitting,

she earned her GED and then went to college at night,

earning herself a degree in business management, which

landed her a job as office manager for a large law firm. She

was well-respected and admired and she worked hard but

she also spent as much time as possible with Jaylin. She

never missed any class functions or plays and when he fell

in love with music, she was supportive.

If she worried he would be as flighty as his father, she

never said as much; she just happily allowed him to take

lessons and everything he tried, he excelled at. He was a

natural: the music seemed to flow from inside him. It was

part of him, and while the sax and other instruments

appealed to him, it was the piano that became his great

passion.

By the time he reached high school, it was already his

plan to get into college on a music scholarship and his

teachers felt certain he could do it, but Kayla insisted he

have interests outside of music.

“I just want you to be well-rounded, Jaylin. I never want

you to feel limited to anything.”

He understood his mother’s concerns and he didn’t

complain. As much as he loved music, he was happy to be

involved in other activities. He never struggled in school. His

grades were always on the mark; he joined the debate team;

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he tutored other students; and because he loved being

outdoors and he loved running, he earned a place on the

track team. He was well-adjusted and had a vast number of

friends, some casual, others he was closer with. He was

attractive enough that he drew attention; several girls were

brave enough to ask him out, but he was always kind when

he explained to them exactly why he wasn’t interested.

Most were a little surprised, but usually, they became

friends and some went as far as to try to figure out if any

other guys in school were gay so he could be set up on a

date. Jaylin did what he could to discourage that. He felt no

shame and was proud of who he was, but he didn’t want to

create problems for himself or invite trouble. Most who knew

or suspected he was gay were decent about it. A few made

snide comments from time to time and a few avoided him,

but he didn’t allow that to bother him.

He figured he would have time for romance when he got

to college, but admitted it was flattering when someone

admitted they found him attractive.

He had inherited his mother’s sky-blue eyes, but his

blond hair came from his father and the untamed curls

made him crazy. He tried to keep them cut enough to

maintain some control, but they were still unruly at best,

especially when he was running, which he did every morning

without fail and again after school during track season. His

coaches were always impressed by his dedication, but he

didn’t think of it as a big deal, and all the exercise allowed

him to indulge his famed sweet tooth and still maintain a

lean but muscular form.

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