Chapter Nine (Nelson) Summary

Nelson picks Kyle up for their weekly Rainbow Youth meeting. He suggests that Kyle's parents attend a PFLAG meeting to help them cope with the change. Mrs. Meeks seems interested, but Mr. Meeks remains silent. At the meeting, Nelson immediately notices a new guy, Jeremy, and he's very attractive. At Burger King after the meeting, Kyle admits to Shea that he spend the afternoon at Jason's house earlier that week, and Nelson is outraged that Kyle failed to share that information with him. Kyle tries to apologize, but Nelson won't hear it. He's in a terrible mood and nothing can shake him from his sulking. It's clear that Kyle feels badly about Nelson's bad mood, so he keeps making jokes trying to lighten the mood. The two friends watch a movie together and Nelson can't stop thinking about how...