“Landon, you’re such a d**k sometimes.”
Both men laughed and then finished up in silence. I heard them wash their hands and then leave. A couple of minutes passed before I left the stall. I washed my hands and splashed cold water on my face. Had men been laughing at me all night? I didn’t think anyone had been turned off, but if I was too aggressive with that one guy, how many others had ultimately walked away from me because something about me was just…off? Brian was right. I was trying too hard to be something I wasn’t and no amount of reading and watching movies had adequately prepared me to fake being a man, even for one night. I couldn’t do this.
I made my way over to Brian’s table. He put down his empty cup and looked up at me in surprise.
“What happened to that guy you were talki
