December 1997 / January 1998

The magic of the holidays and the madness of the city consume our gang as they welcome in 1998!

Because of JD’s son Benjamin, Drew gets the idea of a child with Eric (D71208). Or is it because of the emotional of their wedding ceremony (D71222) that’s making Drew nostalgic for a family? The wedding is a real tearjerker as Drew recites his vows (D80105) to Eric but that doesn’t stop him from having sex later (D80119) during the reception.

His blue-collar father attending the ceremony rehearsal dinner (E71210) wrecks Eric’s nerves, but that’s nothing compared to the actual ceremony (E71224, E80107). Their honeymoon is rocked however by Drew’s suggestion for Eric to drop his pending work discrimination suit because of his homophobic boss, followed by a series of earthquakes (E80121).

Steve discovers another name for his other personality (S71212) that befriends Lily, until Mike figures it all out (S71226). Steve begins to understand his disorder and history of psychological abuse (S80109), when suddenly Hillary shares an unknown secret (S80123).

Greg and Fran argue about the sunset (G71201) as they prepare for their art show, when finally the day comes bringing much angst (G71215). But that’s nothing compared to the New Year’s Eve plan Greg is talked into by Fran (G71229). Lonely in the New Year, Greg goes to a sex club (G80112) but realizes that won’t satisfy his urges until one night, recognizing he needs more than a blow job, sees opportunity before him (G80126).

Fran has every lesbian’s nightmare when she’s hit on by a straight man because she’s gay (F71203) but life gets better when a fashion designer is interested in Fran’s designs (F71217). With the help of Greg, New Year’s Eve becomes a romantic mission impossible as she attempts to win Shirley back (F71231) but her heart and hormones become confused with a panicked phone call from Betsy (F80114) and an ensuing tryst (F80128).

Mike meets a manic-depressive girl at work who strikes his heart (M71205) until he discovers she has a lover. In a mental hospital? (M71219) Violence occurs with Steve in the new year (M80102) but Mike survives and learns the real definition of murder as Steve confesses to his crimes (M80116).