The City

Martin turned 30 with a brave shrug.  Leaving Bad News Tommy behind him, he found himself in a sane and secure space.  Frederico invited Tyler and Leon to join them for a birthday dinner at a tapas bar in the West Village.  Also present were Helmut the German architect and Frita the Filipina lesbian.

Todd, uninvited and presumably by coincidence, was dining in the same restaurant with an unnamed date.  Polite hellos were exchanged, but the awkwardness of his former friendship with Martin and Frederico was apparent.

In addition to his duties as the House Manager for a Broadway show, Adam was called to fill in for an ill singer at a tribute to Sondheim.

Ivan’s series of internet hookups continued.  He met a dancer on the Upper West Side.  His report is that the sex good, but the apartment wasn’t clean.

Franz learned that his father had terminal heart condition.  He took the bad news in stride and put in longer hours at the office.  He and Leon continued to show off their remodeling prowess.  Their friend Spaz came by and was impressed with their work in the bathroom. On her way out the door she shyly asked if anyone knew where she could score a quarter bag of ganja.  The shocked hosts said they’d look into it.

What does the City have in store next for our heroes?  Stay tuned.

Based on actual situations, names and associations may have been altered to protect the guilty or to make things seem more interesting.