When Boun Guntachai's parents discovered their son was gay, they vowed to never interfere or sabotage his relationships, but he never imagined in a million years that they would actually hire a woman to carry his child or that he'd fall in love with...
After stepping out of the shower, we climbed in bed. We should've been exhausted but we seemed revitalized. All night we talked about our hobbies, our interests, pretty much exchanged our life stories.
He spoke animatedly about spending summers with his grandparents in Phuket, Thailand. He loved everything about that place the tropical beaches to the hidden temples and local markets.
I discovered he owned a summer home there. When he showed me pictures on his phone, I shook my head and laughed.
"That's not a summer home, this is a mansion." I told him swiping through the photos.
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I saw limestone floors, high ceilings. Such beautiful juxtaposition of traditional Thai and contemporary design. Simply a work of art.
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"No, it's not." He laughed, "it only has six bedrooms."
I could only smile, I knew Boun's family was wealthy, to him this was just an everyday home. My family wasn't poor by any means, according to socioeconomic standards I was raised middle-upper class.
I wasn't sure if there was a socioeconomic class for Boun and his family.
"OMG is that a movie theater?!" I exclaimed.
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