A/N: Things are going down this chapter. So get some tea(or a beverage of your choice) ready because this chapter is going to be crazy.
The next two months were a mix of emotions for Victor. He and Mia had become an official couple, but his mind always drifted to Benji. Benji had become apart of his friend's group, but he was dating Derek. Though he knew he should be happy with Mia, apart of him will always want Benji.
His dad's health began to slowly detreat. The chemo was helping on the inside, but it made him unrecognizable. His hair was gone, and his body had become slimmer because the chemo caused him to throw up. His dad always tried to keep his spirits up, but Victor saw past the act.
Thanksgiving Break soon came along. Victor and his dads agreed to meet Veronica for coffee the day before Thanksgiving. They entered the Starbucks and saw Veronica sitting at one of the tables. She had short dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. They could tell that she was Becca's sister based on appearances alone.
"Victor, it's so good to finally meet you," Veronica said. She then took her nephew into her arms. Victor returned the hug awkwardly and patted her back. She pulled away after a few moments, and then she gave her attention to Simon. "Simon, it's great to see you again."
"Likewise," Simon said.
"I'm going to get us some coffee, and you guys can start talking," Bram said. They sat at the table while Bram got in line. Over the messages, he had discovered that Veronica was a midwife for Creekwood General Hospital.
"So how is school going?" Veronica asked.
"School is going great," Victor said.
"That's good to hear," Veronica said. She had been going back and forth between talking with Simon and Victor. She seemed to be ignoring Bram at all costs. "So have you been doing any dating lately? I'm sure girls are lining up at your door."
There was an awkward silence. She had seen Victor's Facebook, where there were plenty of photos of Simon and Bram being a cute couple. "Um, me and Bram are married," Simon said.
"We're actually in the middle of the process of me adopting Victor," Bram said.
"Isn't that taking things a little too far?" Veronica asked, without changing her tone of voice. "I mean, you guys can pretend to be a happy family, but isn't adopting a little too far? He already has a dad."
"But he's been raising me as his own since I was six," Victor said.
"But can he handle the pressure of you actually being his forever responsibility?" Veronica asked. "You know he only puts up with you because he wants to bang your dad, right?"
"Ok we're leaving," Bram said.
"No you're not," Veronica snapped. "I need you to know I'm going to stop this adoption at all cost because it's wrong. He's not your real family. He's not your flesh and blood. If something happened to you, Simon, would you want him to raise your kid instead of his actual family?"
"Excuse me?" Victor shouted. "Where was this attitude during the first fifteen years of my life? You can't be absent from my life and say stuff like that. You threw my mom out on the streets because she had me. You can't make any claims with me being your 'family.'"
He pointed at Bram. "This man has been more family to me than you've ever been," Victor shouted. "He treats me like I'm his actual kid and goes above and beyond. He made the choice to be in my life, and he doesn't care that we're not blood-related. To me, family goes deeper than blood."
Victor stormed out of the coffee shop. He went to the nearest wall and leaned against it. He sat down and hid his hands in his face. He couldn't believe he lost his cool like that. Violent tears began to stream down his face.
His hands were trembling, but in his emotional state, he called Benji.