The California Supreme Court's Proposition 8 Decision created another subclass of the Gay and Lesbian Community. Those that were married during the prior year's window before Proposition 8 passed would continue to be married, however, no new same sex marriages could be performed. This was bitter/sweet for Ira and Michael. They were still legally married, but their friends who wanted to get married could not.
Jacob lost any tolerance he had for Ira and Michael once the California Supreme Court announced it's decision. There was very little communication until Rebecca's One Year Dedication. Jacob was furious that Michael came to the Cemetery. Ira had lost all hope that he and his father would ever reconcile their differences.
The trip home was silent. Michael tried to soften the days events but Ira was just so tired of never feeling good enough. Once home they were greeted by a stranger. That stranger turned out to be Aaron Lane, Phyllis Lane's son. Apparently while Ira and Michael began their life together after the divorce, Phyllis' life spiraled into drug and alcohol abuse. Aaron was born after his father moved away.
The combination of Aaron's anger and rage along with the disillusion of Ira's remaining relationship with his own father and two volatile meetings caused Ira to have a stroke. As always, Michael was there to support the love of his life in any way he could.
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