The reception was a blast. Blake got up and gave his best man speech, adding a few things inspired by his chat with Felix. Later, he and Felix shared a dance, while Julie watched, barely able to contain her glee. “I knew you two would get along!” she told them, beaming.
By the end of the party, Blake felt comfortable sitting with his arm around Felix’s waist, and wished he could insist that Felix come to the reunion with him. He rubbed Felix’s shoulders as Felix told him more about himself—grew up with his dad and step-mom, had only one small tattoo on his shoulder but wanted more, had two previous girlfriends, five boyfriends, and one genderqueer partner who went by ‘zie’—and Blake felt sad that he would only get to spend what little free time he had that weekend with Felix.
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