Chapter 7 Paul and I continued to meet over the next few weeks. We’d spend Sunday evenings together usually after he returned home from my mother’s house. We also got together some Thursday evenings at my apartment. Even though our time together was limited and we spent most of it in bed, I enjoyed every minute. But after a few weeks, I longed for more. I wanted the two of us to go out to dinner together or see a movie. Not that I didn’t enjoy being with Paul at my apartment or his, but I wanted to move beyond those confined spaces and enjoy his company publicly. So one Sunday afternoon after we’d had s*x in bed and in the shower, I suggested we go out for dinner. He gave me a strange look. “Out? Like on a date?” “Yeah. Why not? We never go anywhere together. It doesn’t have to be anywh

