The bathroom door opened, and Wenceslas Octavian Meatowski emerged, a satiated man. Jeez, getting my dick sucked twice in about forty-five minutes. Hugh had taken Meat to see a priest that was really different from Father Bendetti.
But he wasn't sure, still whether or not this was some kinda sin. He did know that the Roy Cohn guy was freaky for other reasons. He's still inna john putting on some kind of rouge.
Meat remembered the old-fashioneds he was supposed to fetch, but then he noticed Hugh talking to some fat chick, and Hugh was holding a drink.
Hugh obviously had noticed the bathroom "incident" and he winked at Meat, who felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Hugh and Beverly were indeed in quite a chat.
"I'm sorry Aunt Peggy is so pompous, Hugh." Beverly giggled.
"Have you thought about my idea?"
"You mean the marriage proposal? I talked about it with Gertie and she thinks it's incredibly weird."
"A lot of so called couples at the Mattachine group are married. Fairies with sluts for men, fairies who have married bull-daggers like you, Bev."
"But what about Gertrude? We can't all live in your house together. And I won't live without her." Beverly sipped her rum punch. "Even though Aunt Peggy thinks it's weird."
"Well, Gertrude is a Negro--"
"She's black, Hugh. it's the goddamned Seventies."
"Uh, yes--"
"Say it. "Bla-a-ck."
"Okay, for God's sake, she's black. Anyway, she could--well you both could live in the basement. People might think she's a maid."
"She has a biology degree. She has to drive a bus, but that's just bigotry."
"Your folks want you to get married. Oh, by the way, how did the light show go?"
Beverly snorted. "We went to the church, and that fucking pig Minson was preaching about sodomy, and the crowd was going wild.
Gertie and I were up in the rafters and we were going to show the slides against the wall, with Minson and the hustlers--"
"But what happened?"
"Fucking technical glitch. I think someone stepped on the cord, since plugged in down in the gallery. I think you may have to come do it next time, Hugh."
"Sure. Look, this dating thing is a good idea. I mean, the Orchid needs you too, but people are pressuring you to get married, and of course I'm up for re-election."
"Yeah. Aunt Peggy is thrilled. We've only been "dating" for a short time, but we've known each other since Dartmouth, and maybe it's the best thing. But Gertie says it's dishonest."
"It's the world we live in."
"Have you figured out how you're going to confront the guy who runs 'Sequestered Sodomites' yet? I mean, the school is still in a undisclosed location."
"It's not a school, Bev, it's a torture hospital where they convert unwilling queers."
"I know. Do you know how to find it?"
"Actually, I think I may have access to the director."