Chapter 7By the time Nathan’s next appointment rolled around, Friedrich had spent almost the whole week thinking about what to do, rolling the issue over and over in his mind until it was as smooth as a river pebble, and had decided, in his infinite wisdom, to just ignore it.
Yes, he was in love with Nathan. Nathan was infinitely worthy of love, so that made perfect sense, and to try and talk himself out of it would be to do Nathan a disservice.
And he simply could not speak to the man about it. Yes, they were friends; Nathan always had a smile and a kind word for him when they met outside of the jadehouse, and he had danced with Friedrich so single-mindedly at the last dance, but the fact remained that Nathan had chosen to get to know Friedrich, and to take him to bed, as a matter of bu
