Eric had just shown me the letter from our friendly stalker, who was now sending them to Eric-- or so he said. Maybe Eric had been sending them all along and this whole thing was some kind of bizarre plot to drive me crazy? Suddenly I felt like Paula in "Gaslight" and realized it was just like Eric to do something this cruel. God, I thought. Where was the trust? I didn't even know Eric Lewis anymore.
But he sure was making this believable. He was shaking, a mixture of anger and fear.
"Andrew, it's no joke. It's the second one I've received. I didn't tell you about the first one because I didn't want to hurt you...or scare you."
"Eric, that's a good one! Coming from the guy who can't keep it in his pants."
He knew all my anger was still on the surface. I thought to myself, monogamy was a choice. I mean, I'm attracted to other men, I would always be attracted to other men... but I made a choice. To make a commitment-- to another man for good. A