Chapter 7: Valerie
Coming back into the hotel room with her hopes dashed, Sam’s first thought was to call Barry. Thankfully, he was home
“Hey, lady!” Barry answered the phone. “How did it go?”
“Don’t ask,” said Sam. An uncomfortable pause. “She laughed at me. I let her know I was attracted to her…and she laughed!”
There was silence on the other end of the phone. Then, “Oh, lady, I’m so sorry.”
Barry’s sympathetic response almost started Sam’s tears again. “I’m sort of at a loss here. I don’t think I can go to sleep feeling the way I do.”
Then Barry suggested, “There’s a gay bar right down the street from your hotel. Mo’s, I think it is. Why don’t you go down there? At least you’ll feel accepted and okay for a while…you know what I mean?”
Sam did know. Once again, Barry had the right
