After some rich dairy concoction they’d decided to share for dessert, Matt stared at his boyfriend as they waited for the bill. It was such a novel feeling, having a boyfriend. He had no doubt that he was falling in love, or had already fallen hard. Even though it was early days, he wanted to believe that this was it for him. He had no desire to date around like his brother and wanted someone steady in his life that had the same plans for settling down after college that he had. James had career aspirations and that would need to be navigated, but they could make it work.
When the bill arrived James whipped out a card but Matt insisted they split it. James was quick to point out to him that he’d invited him and chosen the place and Matt’s portion would amount to a lot, but Matt didn’t rel
