“I tried to tell you but it came out wrong. Then he undulated back to his feet as if he had only one bone in his body (the one that wasn’t holding up anything if you know what I mean). Gay sex “Seriously? –not that! I admonished myself privately. I always overlooked something that bit me on the ass when I least expected it, but now, I felt more present in my own life than I ever had before. How did you get here!”“I drove,” he joked. He picked up an audience as the dancers around us stopped to watch Ricky’s moves. “Holy shit!” Trevor said what I was thinking. I could do it now. It’s too bad you couldn’t join us.”“I wasn’t invited,” Alejo sloshed his cup with a bitter expression. “Ash looks great, don’t you think?” Ricky quipped with a big grin. He drew me in for a comforting hug and a kiss. Ash’s symptoms reflect the experience of one person save where mentioned. SPECIAL NOTE: I write in an imaginary world where sexually transmitted diseases do not exist. Right now, I just wanted to dance. We finished up our turn on the dance floor with a celebration of Lady Gaga’s return to her pop roots. Somehow, Alejo turned the simple act of drinking into
