Paul Montgomery is the father of Travis Montgomery.
History[]
Travis's Wedding[]
In 2012, Paul's son, Travis, became engaged to Michael. He and his wife were not pleased by this, as they were ashamed that their son was gay. Paul wanted them to elope, believing a public wedding was putting them too much on display, but Travis disagreed. Nari agreed to read a poem she'd written at the wedding, but on the day of the wedding, neither she nor her husband showed up. She read the poem to them privately, but Travis said it wasn't enough and it was too late. ("Ice Ice Baby")
Covid-19[]
During the covid-19 pandemic, Travis delivered groceries and supplies to his parents' house. During this time, Travis was also shocked to find his father on a dating app for men. His profile picture showed Paul wearing nothing but chinos and a belt that Travis had gifted him, captioned with the phrase "Let me be your daddy." ("Nothing Seems the Same")
Despite the pandemic, Paul kept finding men to hook up with. He would tell his wife he was golfing when he was meeting them. His son, realizing what he was doing, confronted him, saying he knew about his profile. Paul denied it and Travis let it go, saying he was too tired to have the conversation. ("Don't Look Back in Anger")
Later, Paul came to the station to drop off a tin of cookies Nari had made for Travis. He also asked Travis to come over and help them install security on their computer as someone had hacked his Facebook and stolen his picture and he worried where it would end up. Travis knew he was lying to try to save face, but he had to leave on a call, so he simply gave the cookies back to Paul and said maybe they'd help him wash down the shame. ("Learning to Fly")
When the wife of man Paul was sleeping with, whom he claimed to Nari was his golfing buddy, tested positive for COVID, Paul and Nari came to the station to get tested for COVID during the COVID testing event. When Travis learned what had happened, he had them come inside, where he questioned his father about his exposure. His father still refused to admit what had really happened. After they were tested, Travis went to see them to their car. After his mom got in, he spoke to his dad about how it made him feel to be rejected when he came out and how much it would have helped him to have his father validate how he was feeling instead of rejecting him. ("Save Yourself")
Thanksgiving[]
Paul and Nari came to station 19 for Thanksgiving. Throughout the day, Paul received several messages Travis knew to be from Kyle. Travis deduced that he was planning to meet up with Kyle at some point during the day. While sharing what they were thankful for, Travis made several pointed comments to Paul, leading to him coming out and confessing his affair to Nari, who left the room.
Later, Paul admitted to Travis that he felt free because Nari knew. But he decided not to leave to meet up with Kyle because he loves Nari and wanted to show her that. As they ate dinner, Travis told Paul he knew the pain he was feeling and assured him it would get better. ("Little Girl Blue")
Nari Moving Out[]
Paul came home one day to find that Nari had packed her things and was moving out. The two of them hugged. ("A House Is Not a Home")
Fabruary Pride[]
Paul attended Fabruary Pride with Kyle and made plans to meet up with Travis so they could met each other's boyfriends. Travis was immediately rude to Kyle, causing friction that intensified when Travis learned that he and Paul were in an open relationship. Eli pulled Travis aside and asked him to be less rude, leading to a blow-up between them. Paul saw this happened and asked if Travis wanted to talk about it, only to have Travis to say Paul was the last person he wanted to talk to. Later, a car backfiring caused people to flee in panic. Kyle twisted his ankle on a curb and he and Paul were sitting there when Travis came, helped him get Kyle up, and told them to get out of there.
Later, Travis called Paul and had him bring Kyle to the station, where he set up his turntables and played music while they had a dance party in the barn. Paul found Travis watching the party from above and apologized for teaching him to be ashamed of himself. He told Travis he was a good man and he was proud to be his father. ("True Colors")
Relationships[]
Romantic[]
Nari Montgomery[]
He was married to Nari Montgomery for 37 years. During that time, he was secretly attracted to men and used a gay dating app.
Months after falling in love with a man, he remained married to Nari. ("Can't Feel My Face")
Finally, Nari decided to pack her things and move out of their shared home. ("A House Is Not a Home")
Kyle Martin[]
During the pandemic, Paul began hooking up with men under the guise of playing golf. When Travis asked him about it after he was exposed to COVID through this, he said it was one consistent man. ("Save Yourself")
Paul later told Travis that he was in love with that man, the first time he'd ever truly been in love in his life. ("Forever and Ever, Amen")
A year later, the affair continued. Paul went on a trip to San Diego with Kyle. As a cover, he told Nari he was going to a conference. ("100% or Nothing")
He later introduced Kyle to Travis at Fabruary Pride. ("True Colors")
Familial[]
Repressing his own sexuality led him to disapprove of Travis coming out as gay. He told Travis he was ashamed of him and refused to attend Travis and Michael's wedding.
Notes and Trivia[]
- He was 63 years old when he first said he was in love.[1]
- Travis found out he was gay initially through a dating app for men to meet other men.[2]
Gallery[]
Episodic[]
Episode Stills[]
Appearances[]
| Station 19, Season 3 | |||||
| #01 | "I Know This Bar" | #07 | "Satellite of Love" | #13 | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" |
| #02 | "Indoor Fireworks" | #08 | "Born to Run" | #14 | "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" |
| #03 | "Eulogy" | #09 | "Poor Wandering One" | #15 | "Bad Guy" |
| #04 | "House Where Nobody Lives" | #10 | "Something About What Happens When We Talk" | #16 | "Louder Than a Bomb" |
| #05 | "Into the Woods" | #11 | "No Days Off" | ||
| #06 | "Ice Ice Baby" | #12 | "I'll Be Seeing You" | ||
| Station 19, Season 4 | |||||
| #01 | "Nothing Seems the Same" | #07 | "Learning to Fly" | #13 | "I Guess I'm Floating" |
| #02 | "Wild World" | #08 | "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" | #14 | "Comfortably Numb" |
| #03 | "We Are Family" | #09 | "No One is Alone" | #15 | "Say Her Name" |
| #04 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | #10 | "Save Yourself" | #16 | "Forever and Ever, Amen" |
| #05 | "Out of Control" | #11 | "Here It Comes Again" | ||
| #06 | "Train in Vain" | #12 | "Get Up, Stand Up" | ||
| Station 19, Season 5 | |||||
| #01 | "Phoenix from the Flame" | #07 | "A House Is Not a Home" | #13 | "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" |
| #02 | "Can't Feel My Face" | #08 | "All I Want for Christmas is You" | #14 | "Alone in the Dark" |
| #03 | "Too Darn Hot" | #09 | "Started from the Bottom" | #15 | "When the Party's Over" |
| #04 | "100% or Nothing" | #10 | "Searching for the Ghost" | #16 | "Death and the Maiden" |
| #05 | "Things We Lost in the Fire" | #11 | "The Little Things You Do Together" | #17 | "The Road You Didn't Take" |
| #06 | "Little Girl Blue" | #12 | "In My Tree" | #18 | "Crawl Out Through the Fallout" |
| Station 19, Season 7 | |||||
| #01 | "This Woman's Work" | #05 | "My Way" | #09 | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" |
| #02 | "Good Grief" | #06 | "With So Little to Be Sure Of" | #10 | "One Last Time" |
| #03 | "True Colors" | #07 | "Give It All" | ||
| #04 | "Trouble Man" | #08 | "Ushers of the New World" | ||
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