I’ve posted this here before, but deleted it after I got nervous. Here it is again. Enjoy!
My step dad has been friends with “John” since they were both in middle school. John has been our adopted family bachelor since my mom and step dad met when I was a young kid.
John has always been around. He taught me how to swim, he taught me how to drive stick, he picked me up from high school parties when I was too drunk to drive, he cried when he held my baby for the first time, he’s just been an all-around solid dude in my life.
Things changed between us when I was about 17. Nothing happened and he never acted inappropriately with me whatsoever, but things just FELT different. He would have too much to drink at a family party and pull me away to dance with him all night, he always gravitated toward me in group settings, and called/texted frequently to check up on me after I moved out.