ALEX IS GRATEFUL WHEN the food finally arrives. It gives him something to concentrate on other than not doing what he wants to do, which is to share a private smile with Paul and nudge their feet together under the table.
If the damn dog (he’s a really cute dog) is anything to go by, Craig is the same ex who walked out on Paul the same day Paul walked in on him and Nick; the day Alex’s life changed forever. He can’t help but take a moment to look over Craig appraisingly. Attractive, athletic, clearly a bit of a gym rat, and a couple years older than Paul if the lines on his sun-weathered face and the little bit of grey in his short black hair are anything to go by.
That they’re all at brunch together the morning after he and Paul have hooked up is bizarre, spooky, and awkward. Alex isn’t
