Chapter 19

* * * * James was nervous. He really wanted Joshua s friends to like him. Then again, even if Joshua s friends ended up hating him, his relationship with his lover wouldn t be affected. Much. However, it would probably be awkward for a while. His anxiety rose even higher when there was a sudden change of plans. He got the text message from Joshua a few minutes prior to leaving his house. Instead of hanging out at Pablo s bar, The Overrated Llama, they would be having dinner at The Paradise Fable, which was Turner s restaurant and also the place where he and Joshua had their first date at. The change in venue shouldn t have disturbed him in such a way. After all, he was friends with both Pablo and Turner. He would be on friendly grounds, so to speak. However, he could loosen up faster at Pablo s bar by drinking plenty of alcoholic beverages. It was normal, more or less, to consume a lot of beer at a bar. He didn t think he could do the same thing at Turner s restaurant without bei