Sitting in his office, Mike knows he’s working himself into a ball of tension and stress. It’s been a week since he met Tommy, and today Tommy is coming to his office to see him. First to discuss which of his drawings will be in the show, and then for their date.
He still can’t believe he said yes to a date with a twenty-one-year-old. As one of Mike’s friends pointed out, he’s been drinking alcohol longer than Tommy has been alive. That had been Jeremy, his best friend. Jeremy had teased him, but he’d also been supportive. Jeremy had said the date sounded like a good idea.
But is it? That thought has been plaguing Mike all week. He thinks if Tommy hadn’t started sending him texts, he might have backed out. But they’ve been texting a little each day all throughout the week. Tommy texted h
