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“It will,” he said “I’ve always known you’re a great actor Now everyone else is going to know it, too, and the parts will start pouring in Just watch”

Lorenzo joined us a moment later, accolasses of chae of the fountain and lifted a glass as he called, “Let’s all raise a toast to our dear friend Will!” He turned tototrue”

Over the next few minutes, that same sentiment was repeated in ten different ways by every friend I’d e sheet cake that said Knock ‘em dead, Will, next to a little cartoon of soolden dildo with eyes represent?”

Vee chuckled and told me, “That was supposed to be an Oscar statue, because Beck claimed he could draw one Apparently his talents lie elsewhere” He looked for Beck’s husband and called, “Right, Leonidas?” The rinned at him, and then he put his arm around Beck’s shoulders and kissed his forehead

A few e chair He’d brought a slice of cake and two forks, and he said, “I figured you wouldn’t want a whole piece, but if I’, there’s plenty more”

“This is perfect” I ate a bite of the chocolate cake, and then I gestured across the courtyard and asked, “When did that happen?” Two of our friends were snuggled up in a corner Petite, dark-haired Ezra was sitting on the lap of a big blond na tenderly We all knew they were best friends, but up until then, I hadn’t even been sure Ezra was gay

“New Year’s Eve, apparently,” Beck said, before licking so off his fork “Ezra told Isaac he loved hi tiether”

“Just like that?”

“Yup Just like that”

I murmured, “They make it seem so easy”

“I guess it can be, for so with Ren over by the fountain, and asked, “Did you and Lorie have a roht?”

“We actually regressed back into just-friends ot up fro video ga happened”