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

“What the hell happened in there?” Greg demanded, rushing over. “I thought you were right behind me!”


“Oh, I was.” Brandon shook his wrist. “Adrian wanted to ‘chat.’“


“He approached you?” Greg gave a grudging nod of respect. “Well. That took more balls than I gave him credit for.”


Brandon snorted. “Well, he had plenty of liquid courage to fortify himself with. There was screaming, there was yelling. Drama. You know, all the stuff he loves.”


“Damn, man. I’m sorry.” Greg shook his head. “What are you going to do now?”


“I figured I’d head home. It’s a nice night, figured I’d walk. Maybe catch a game or watch some Netflix on that monster television someone convinced me to get.” He hesitated. “If you’re not quite ready to call it a night yet, you’re welcome to join me. I mean, I’m not exactly Mr. Party Animal, and I’m kind of scared that my evil ex might follow me and make a pest of himself if I duck into any other bars, but a night in at home would be just fine.”


Chapter 23