第4章

“Both of you?”She was staring and she knew it.At least she had the presence of mind to close her mouth so she wouldn’t gape at him,as well.“Wait,what?No.You’re gay.I mean…”

“Yeah,now.”Eric shrugged.“I don’t know.I was young,shewas pregnant.I thought it was mine,but it turned out it wasn’t,so she dumped me and took up with the guy whose kid it was,or at least,the one she thought it was.”

“Sounds like a real winner there,”Jenny said.

Eric grinned.“If you have to put a label on it,I guess you cansay I’m bi.I like guys—hell,I love Mike,I do.I love everything about him,every little thing,but women do turn me on.I like their hips,and breasts,and—”

“If you actually say the word,”Jenny interrupted,“does it count as sexual harassment in the workplace even though we’re at lunch?”

“I was going to say curves,”Eric told her.“Shelly was a mistake,okay?I know that now,and I’m in love with Mike,but that doesn’t mean I can’t still be attracted to women,too.Like you.”