Orlando thinks for a few seconds, trying to decide how to answer.
"You're right, I do need your son. I love him, very much. More than that even, I like him. He's funny and sweet and so incredibly thoughtful, and I promise you, I'm going to do everything in my power to keep him in my life forever."
He takes a breath. "He's the one I wish I'd found years ago. Cordelia and I were married, but it was a mistake from the very beginning. I wasn't straight. I knew that. She knew that. But it was easier to pretend and stay with her than to be alone. I just wanted someone like Will in my life, and I thought he was impossible to find."
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Orlando thinks for a few seconds, trying to decide how to answer.
"You're right, I do need your son. I love him, very much. More than that even, I like him. He's funny and sweet and so incredibly thoughtful, and I promise you, I'm going to do everything in my power to keep him in my life forever."
He takes a breath. "He's the one I wish I'd found years ago. Cordelia and I were married, but it was a mistake from the very beginning. I wasn't straight. I knew that. She knew that. But it was easier to pretend and stay with her than to be alone. I just wanted someone like Will in my life, and I thought he was impossible to find."