Brandon loved Adrian, so when Adrian abruptly moved out of their apartment Brandon was devastated. Six weeks later Brandon is ready to start to ease his way back into life again, but a chance encounter leaves him questioning everything he thought he knew -- about Adrian, their relationship, and himself.<br><br>His friends are there to see him through it, especially his best friend Greg. Greg wants what’s best for Brandon. He’s always wanted what’s best for Brandon, even when it’s not necessarily what’s best for Greg.<br><br>As Adrian’s true nature is revealed, Greg starts to wonder if maybe what’s best for both of them wouldn’t be each other.

Midnight

“Okay…sure…but that’ll change. Things will slow down at work and you’ll want to have folks over for dinner or something, right? You’ll start seeing someone new, you’ll want to bring them back here—”


“No. No, I won’t. I don’t want someone new. Adrian was it for me, you know? He was it for me. We worked so well together. We supplied what the other one lacked. Or at least I thought we did, except I couldn’t make him happy, and he was apparently trying to change me into someone else, and what the hell could I possibly offer someone new?” He laughed low, bitter.


“Oh, come on, Brandon,” Greg frowned. “You’ve got a lot to offer. You’re brilliant, you’re handsome, you clean up nice.”


“I’m too old to do the club scene, I don’t do fun anymore—I mean, really. When’s the last time before tonight that I even tried something fun or interesting?”


Chapter 6