Convenient Secrets

A baby boy born of a sixteen-year old is given up to adoption. (A secret kept by the teenager until many years later.) <p> Jon the adopted baby (documents are sealed) grows up in the loving and safe environment of John and Emily Strutter. Heredity evidences in Jon's physical traits - blue eyes writing left handed and a cowlick at his hairline but environment molds his character - thoughtful responsible and dependable. <p> Jon is attracted not only to girls but boys as well and is puzzled why. (A question shared only with a male friend.) Jon seeks to find answers by wanting to know his birth parents but is met with strong resistance from his over-protective mother (those files are closed forever). Jon's father reveals information he has kept private for twenty-one years and Jon's sets a plan to see at least one of his birth parents. <p> Jon takes a summer job two states away in Nora's city. He gets to know Nora by visiting her frame shop and Jon believes his true identity remains a secret. As Jon drives home to family and school in Minnesota he must decide how to live his life. With who and where? His choices lead to more secrets.