Chapter 4: New FriendsSasha met Daniel at a little diner in the east village. Daniel greeted him with a sheepish smile and a friendly hug. He wasn’t wearing his glasses today, and Sasha remembered Daniel taking them off last night when they’d danced. “Did you lose your glasses?” Sasha asked, as they were shown to their seats inside the diner. Daniel laughed. “No, they’re in my pocket. I should probably put them on.” “I can read the menu to you?” Sasha offered, as they sat down opposite each other in a red vinyl booth. Their server left them with the menus, and Daniel grinned at Sasha. “Go right ahead. Your accent is really nice.” Now it was Sasha’s turn to blush, his cheeks heating up. He went ahead and read out the drinks section first. “Filter coffee, latte, Americano,” he read off

