Chapter 19 Getting Physical

A young man named Chris, who was with the group, glanced at Andy and half-jokingly said, “Gale, this kid looks a bit like you. What’s the deal? Is he your son?” Chris’s words caused a few seconds of silence among the group. Sally instinctively looked at Anders. As expected, Anders’s face grew darker. Sally knew that Anders was probably cursing her in his mind right now. “I…” Gale began to speak, but Sally interrupted him, quickly saying, “Andy and Gale do look quite alike.” Sally didn’t directly say Andy was Gale’s son, but her ambiguous statement was enough to make Anders seethe with rage. Mary felt disdain for Sally’s words. Mary knew exactly who Andy’s biological father was. But there was no way she could let Anders know. Mary first looked at Andy with a gentle expression, then said to Sally, “Sally, since Andy and Gale look so much alike, are you hiding something from us? Everyone’s here today, why don’t you just tell us the truth?” Gale glanced at Mary. Mary looked awa