"Nicola and Dave discuss what happened at the next Christmas party and beyond..."
Before the film had finished, Nicola had fallen asleep with her head in my lap and after laughing to myself, I fell asleep stroking her hair. The only thing that was stiff when I woke up was my neck. The...
"The end of Nicola and Dave's trip to France."
When Olivia walked in and dropped onto the sofa next to me, we started the film. The distributors’ logos had not finished rolling when she reached into the bowl of popcorn for a second handful. I already had my arm...
"Nicola and Dave take a trip to France..."
When I got in that evening, I knew something was wrong, Olivia gave me a look of concern and Nicola seemed on edge. Dinner was well into preparation which suggested Nicola had been home longer than I would normally have...
"Nicola gives Dave one last present"
As I walked Jake back to Mr Armstrong’s office, he asked, “These picnics that the boss has, are we expected to bring someone?”“No, there’s singles, unmarried couples and married both with and without kids. That said, kids aren’t invited to...
"He takes me back to everything I once was"
For me, he is Paris and cigarettes.He takes me to a time when I was younger and the world was gritty: a time of experimentation and wonder.I have not passed into antiquity, but I have passed into experience. When he...
"Adjusting to college with a roommate can be difficult. Especially when he loves to get naked."
Most people don’t have good experiences with their roommates in college. Not me. In fact, I can still remember my freshman year vividly…It had been a chaotic day of last minute shopping at Target. My parents and I had spent...
"They were only friends in class... and then suddenly, they were more."
Wednesday, October 11, 1995 Mitch had always been curious. His fantasies had frequently included more than one scenario involving him and another guy, but he wasn’t entirely sure how everything fit together. He was well aware that guys did things together,...
"Wishing the massage would never end"
A massage is one of those things that I can never get enough of. They put me in a place that I never want to come back from. Unfortunately, up until now, I had always gotten massages from women and...
"They'd been best friends for years..."
Thursday, September 19th, 1996Jason had been Jack’s best friend since the two of them were in the 4th Grade. They lived a block apart. Throughout their latter grade school and junior high aged years, they had walked to and from...
