Henry says on a whisper, “I could love you, Ruben. I could get lost in love with you.” Ruben swallows and makes himself ask, “But?” “But I’m done being lost and alone.
I am nothing more than his safe way to begin. I am Ruben’s starter kit. A short preface that will soon pale when his real story begins. An overture to the symphony he will discover beyond me, after me, without me. I try to feel honored to perform that public service for the gay community at large.
