Status Updates From Giovanni’s Room

G & D ate. G told D the story of how he became Guillaume's barman. They met at a theatre, and was asked out. G had not intended on showing up, but he was hungry. Eventually G realised that Guillaume owns a bar and he managed to get a job under him. G is not interested in Guillaume.

D said he had to go but G WAS FLIRTING, they went back to G's place and 😩
"soon it was too late to do anything but moan"

"And if you think of them as dirty, then they WILL be dirty-they will be dirty because you will be giving nothing, you will be despising your flesh and his. But you can make your time together anything but dirty, you can give each other something which will make both of you better-forever-if you will NOT be ashamed, if you will only NOT play it safe." - J to D

The bar closed at 5am, they locked up and G brought Guillaume, J & D to a market restaurant in Les Halles for breakfast.

J speaks to D about writing to Hella, implying that his writing to her is a facade, that D is a straight man with a traditional future.

"love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?" -J