Solomon felt warmth and happiness as Jimmy hugged the guys in the kitchen.
“Yes, yes, it would be my honor to be your best man. I’m very happy for you two, but may I ask, have you thought about this thing all the way through?”
Mikhail nodded. “Yes, I have. We’ve been friends since we were ten. Together we got jobs in the same restaurant at fourteen. We became intimate at sixteen.” He wiped a few tears and sucked a deep breath in. “We had some hard times. I regret them. If I knew then what I know now, of course, things would be different, but—”
Solomon hugged Mikhail and pecked his cheek. “It was me who was the biggest dolt. I was an i***t. I don’t know why you want me, but I love you and I want you. Forever and ever.”
Solomon was happy. The happiest in many years. He forced himself to
