One Sip Too Much

"He was panicked like a deer," continued Gustav having a willing listener. "I know he doesn't hold it against me, we've talked about it, but I can't shake the feeling that I stirred up the heart and body of an innocent boy who would never have thought of being with a man. If it weren't for me, he would have gotten engaged, married, had children. Because of me, he met something he was not meant to."