Being here was reverting him back to his teenage self, and he didn’t want that. That Gabe had been unsure of himself, worried about what other people thought of him and his choices, too afraid to act. When he’d moved to Los Angeles, that had been one of the biggest changes he’d made. Alone, away from his family and everyone who knew him, he’d finally had the space to take decisive action, to not give a fuck what anyone thought. It had worked for him.
