that,” she said, speaking with a
hushed voice, “I’m all for eating chemical-free foods, but some people take it to the limit.
Did you see the look on the poor waiter’s face? I’d like to club her with an organic
sausage, then wrap it around her throat.”
Noah laughed again, and Jonathan cleared his throat. Noah seemed to be taking
all this in his stride. He concentrated on his food, but didn’t miss a word that was said.
“And don’t get her started on politics,” Ed said. “You’ll never forgive yourself.”
“Politics?” Jonathan asked. He’d never been a very political person. He voted in
all the major elections, and usually it was for the person he thought cared the most about
gay issues.
“Lisa is a die-hard Hillary Clinton supporter,” Ed said. “You don’t want to go
there. She still hasn’t forgiven the DNC for not nominating Hillary.” Ed was smiling
wide now, baiting Lisa to see how far he could go before she exploded into a political
tirade. “And please, whatever you do, don’t mention the name Nancy Pelosi.” Clearly, he
was having fun with her and he wasn’t getting into any serious political discussions.
But when Lisa heard him mention Nancy Pelosi, she clenched her fists and leaned
forward. Then she hesitated, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. She smiled and said,
“Oh no you don’t, you’re not hooking me into a political discussion tonight. I don’t
discuss politics anymore. It’s my new rule.” Then the conversation switched to Jonathan. Lisa wanted to know where he lived
in New York, how long he’d been working in television and how he’d managed to land
the job as host of Dream Away . He told her he’d always intended to be a journalist, but
that he’d auditioned for Dream Away on a whim and somehow managed to get the job.
He brushed it all off as pure luck and being in the right place at the right time. When he
told her where his apartment was, it turned out that Lisa had a good friend who lived in
his neighborhood.
Ed sat there staring at his dinner plate through all this, eating his food and
listening to every word, glancing back and forth while they talked. His face was
expressionless; he didn’t raise an eyebrow or move his lips. But when she asked Jonathan
if he had a partner or anyone special in New York, Ed’s head went up and he almost
dropped his fork.
“I’m involved with someone,” Jonathan said. “His name is Mike and we’ve been
seeing each other for more than a year. He’s in England right now. He owns a public
relations firm and he’s working out of the London office for a few months.” He lifted his
hand and waved his new Movado watch in Ed’s face. “He gave me this before he left.”
He wanted Ed to get a good look.
“Is it serious?” Lisa asked. She leaned forward and rested her elbows on the table.
Evidently, Lisa loved to get all the juicy details.
Both Ed and Noah stopped eating and stared in his direction at the same time.
“He wanted me to quit my job and go to London with him,” Jonathan said. “He’s
ready to settle down. He even wants to buy a place out in the Hamptons, move there eventually, and work mostly from home.” He was looking at Lisa, but he was saying all
this for Ed’s benefit.
“My dad has a place in East Hampton,” Noah said. He jumped into the
conversation without thinking twice. He hadn’t swallowed his food yet.
“Eat your dinner,” Ed snapped, “and don’t talk with your mouth full.”
Noah swallowed hard and stared at his father.
“Well, that sounds pretty serious to me,” Lisa said. “But you don’t seem too
excited about any of this.” She also liked to analyze everything.
Jonathan shrugged his shoulders and smiled. “He’s a great guy, and he’d do
anything for me,” he said. “What more
hushed voice, “I’m all for eating chemical-free foods, but some people take it to the limit.
Did you see the look on the poor waiter’s face? I’d like to club her with an organic
sausage, then wrap it around her throat.”
Noah laughed again, and Jonathan cleared his throat. Noah seemed to be taking
all this in his stride. He concentrated on his food, but didn’t miss a word that was said.
“And don’t get her started on politics,” Ed said. “You’ll never forgive yourself.”
“Politics?” Jonathan asked. He’d never been a very political person. He voted in
all the major elections, and usually it was for the person he thought cared the most about
gay issues.
“Lisa is a die-hard Hillary Clinton supporter,” Ed said. “You don’t want to go
there. She still hasn’t forgiven the DNC for not nominating Hillary.” Ed was smiling
wide now, baiting Lisa to see how far he could go before she exploded into a political
tirade. “And please, whatever you do, don’t mention the name Nancy Pelosi.” Clearly, he
was having fun with her and he wasn’t getting into any serious political discussions.
But when Lisa heard him mention Nancy Pelosi, she clenched her fists and leaned
forward. Then she hesitated, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. She smiled and said,
“Oh no you don’t, you’re not hooking me into a political discussion tonight. I don’t
discuss politics anymore. It’s my new rule.” Then the conversation switched to Jonathan. Lisa wanted to know where he lived
in New York, how long he’d been working in television and how he’d managed to land
the job as host of Dream Away . He told her he’d always intended to be a journalist, but
that he’d auditioned for Dream Away on a whim and somehow managed to get the job.
He brushed it all off as pure luck and being in the right place at the right time. When he
told her where his apartment was, it turned out that Lisa had a good friend who lived in
his neighborhood.
Ed sat there staring at his dinner plate through all this, eating his food and
listening to every word, glancing back and forth while they talked. His face was
expressionless; he didn’t raise an eyebrow or move his lips. But when she asked Jonathan
if he had a partner or anyone special in New York, Ed’s head went up and he almost
dropped his fork.
“I’m involved with someone,” Jonathan said. “His name is Mike and we’ve been
seeing each other for more than a year. He’s in England right now. He owns a public
relations firm and he’s working out of the London office for a few months.” He lifted his
hand and waved his new Movado watch in Ed’s face. “He gave me this before he left.”
He wanted Ed to get a good look.
“Is it serious?” Lisa asked. She leaned forward and rested her elbows on the table.
Evidently, Lisa loved to get all the juicy details.
Both Ed and Noah stopped eating and stared in his direction at the same time.
“He wanted me to quit my job and go to London with him,” Jonathan said. “He’s
ready to settle down. He even wants to buy a place out in the Hamptons, move there eventually, and work mostly from home.” He was looking at Lisa, but he was saying all
this for Ed’s benefit.
“My dad has a place in East Hampton,” Noah said. He jumped into the
conversation without thinking twice. He hadn’t swallowed his food yet.
“Eat your dinner,” Ed snapped, “and don’t talk with your mouth full.”
Noah swallowed hard and stared at his father.
“Well, that sounds pretty serious to me,” Lisa said. “But you don’t seem too
excited about any of this.” She also liked to analyze everything.
Jonathan shrugged his shoulders and smiled. “He’s a great guy, and he’d do
anything for me,” he said. “What more
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