When Connor and his father finally let go of each other, they both had tears streaming down their faces. Mr. McKinley lightly punched Connor's shoulder. "Hey!" he said with a shaky voice. "You can't cry before the wedding! Save it for during and after!" They both grinned.

Kevin walked up behind Connor, putting his hand on the small of his back. He stuck out his hand. "Hi, I'm Kevin Price. I don't believe we've met." He smiled as the McKinleys shook his hand and introduced themselves.

"It's certainly a pleasure to meet you, Kevin. Have you been taking good care of our Connie?" Mrs. McKinley said with a smile. Connor blushed a ferocious shade of red. Arnold snickered and Nabalungi stifled a giggle.

But Kevin just smiled wider. "Of course. Your son is without a doubt the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love him dearly and I plan to spend the rest of my life with him." Connor just stared at him for a moment, shocked that he would just admit that to these people he had never even met before. As he looked into Kevin's eyes, he could see that had meant every word. Connor leaned on his shoulder and Kevin kissed the top of his head. They looked at each other and both grinned.

"Ohh, you two are just too cute!" Connor's sister, Amy squealed. She had the biggest smile plastered on her face and she opened her arms for her brother to hug her.

"Hey Amy! I wasn't sure if you'd be able to make it!" Connor said excitedly into her shoulder. He hadn't seen his sister in a few months, not since he'd told her he was engaged to Kevin.

"Kevin! It's been way too long, future brother-in-law!" She hug-attacked Kevin too. Kevin just laughed and was polite as always. They all made small talk and caught until another couple came running into the room.

"Kevin! Where's my baby, Kevin?" the woman shrieked. Then she saw him. The woman was in tears and was sobbing hysterically. "MY BABY!" she screamed again. She proceeded to throw herself at him, attempting to drag him away from Connor. But Kevin was a lot stronger than the woman and stayed next to Connor, trying to pry the woman off of him.

"Woah, woah, woah. Who the hell- " Connor looked to him in confusion.

Kevin cleared his throat and said, "Umm, everyone, this is my mom. And my dad is the guy standing by the door." Kevin's father gave a small, embarrassed wave. He was tall with brown hair like Kevin, but had a more stern expression on his face. Kevin looked a lot like him.

Connor had opened his mouth to introduce himself when Kevin's mother spun around and pointed a crooked finger at him. "You. You tainted my son with your… disease! He was perfect until you came along. You don't deserve him! He should be marrying nice Mormon girl, not a stupid f*g like you! You should burn in Hell!" Her chest was heaving by the end of her speech. Connor had tears well up in his eyes. Kevin grabbed him and pulled him close. He began to rub his fiancé's back, whispering words of comfort. Connor squirmed out of his grasp, looked into his brown eyes and shook his head. Then he turned to Kevin's mother.

"Thank you for bringing all of that… information to my attention. I… I'll go now." And without looking at anyone, Connor ran out of the room, ignoring the cries of Kevin calling him back. He ran out of the room and down the hall, trying to find someplace to just let it all out. Connor tried to just turn off the feelings but it was impossible. The tears were streaming down his face and people were staring, but he didn't care. Mrs. Price had been right about one thing – he didn't even deserve Kevin. He didn't deserve happiness. Connor McKinley belonged in Hell.