Chapter 13Eric lightly rubbed his sweaty palms against his pants as he stood right in front of the entryway to the diner. He had been to the diner a few times now, but this was the first time that he felt nervous.
“Come on, Eric. Man up!” Eric muttered under his breath in a valiant and desperate effort to give himself a pep talk. “It’s just a casual dinner date with Ben, for f**k’s sake!”
Unfortunately, that last statement reminded Eric of what he was about to do with Benjamin that Monday evening, and somehow, that made it even worse for him. He shook his hands by the sides of his thighs and jumped up and down a few times on the spot as he glanced up at the dark evening sky while breathing in and out repeatedly. He had to calm himself down before he would be ready to face Benjamin. Then,
