The situation just made Reed feel like he was 15 all over again. He had flashes of arguments like these, of Jim finding him in tears on the train, and of Selene talking to him in the dark of his new room about how his parents reaction to his liking boys was unfair and wrong.
Unconsciously he gripped Selene's wrist tighter, until she had to pull away slightly because he was hurting her.
"What sort of whore house is this?!" his father shouted at Jim. "You were supposed to look after him, not corrupt him futher!" his mother shrieked at Lyddia. "This 'whore house' happens to be a loving and respectful environment!" Jim shouted back. "How is letting him express natural feelings a corruption?!" Lyddia threw back.