Justin can hear the happy chattering from the dining room. The rest of the family is enjoying the meal and he has to stay in the kitchen and watch the sauce. He stirs it and hears Scotty's voice. He can't make out what he says, but it's followed by laughter.

He thinks of the first time he met Scotty, at the pool party from hell. Nora had been so excited that Kevin brought someone, and Kevin had been deeply embarrassed by being attached to Scotty.

Justin remembers when Kevin had brought home a boyfriend many years ago. He himself was still only a child, but he remembers how William had come home early, before the guest had left. The uncomfortable silence, his mother's angry look and Kevin's silent crying.

His mother enters the kitchen to look at the sauce.

"Honey, it's burned. What were you thinking?" She says and takes over the spoon. "Maybe I can save some."

He watches his mother take control of the cooking area, and is glad that is how she's taken control over the whole family since their father's passing.

The crowd in the dining room laugh again, and with a smile, he joins them.