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14we FaceTimed, never letting our bodies touch.But now it was time. Now he was on his way to meet me. Now I was panicking.At the prayer house.The prayer house where I broke up with my girlfriend.The prayer house where my dad tried to pray the gay away.And now, the prayer house where I was going to meet up with a man for my firstgay date. The bumblebees refused to be silent.Is this what it’s supposed to feel like?Am I supposed to feel this much?Care this much?Ask this many questions?Did I put on deodorant?Do gay guys care if you wear deodorant?Do they want you to smell nice like girls do? Or is it like dating in a high schoolgym?I sit in my Jeep in silence. The flags flapping outside in silence. My mind, nothingbut silent.Then his Jeep appears in the distance.My stomach lurches as the bees swarm louder.Am I really doing this?What will everyone think?Do I even want this?What happens if it goes poorly?What happens if it goes well?I really can’t remember if I put on deodorant!He pulls up adjacent to me.He smiles.We roll down our windows together.“Hi.”“Hi.”
The bees stop.The questions stop.And all that can be heard is the thunder of the flags as they violently flap in thewind while two men hold each other’s gaze.15
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