Chapter 2: A Chance MeetingThe first two weeks with Elliot were wonderful. He was home almost every night, where they had dinner together and then watched television while snuggling on the reclining couch. Elliot was older than Sasha, quite a bit older. Sasha didn’t mind, Elliot was handsome, and charming. He may not have been as energetic as a younger lover might have, but it was fine. Sasha wanted the companionship more than anything else. And, here in New York, in America, it wasn’t illegal to be gay, unlike back home in Moscow. Elliot took Sasha out for dinner, and they could hold hands on the table, out in public. Sasha was ecstatic, and he thought finally all his dreams were coming true. Then after those first two weeks, Elliot wasn’t around as much. He had business trips, he sai

