Dalton had just turned 34 and was in a rut. His boyfriend of 4 years had just left him. His cat died. And his mother remarried an asshole businessman who seemed more interested about her late husband's insurance policy payout instead of her. The only saving grace was his job, which he loved, but was wondering if he'd ever be offered senior parter at his law firm.
The head honcho at the firm, Bryan Bird, was a ruthless son of a bitch, but took Dalton under his wing and Dalton viewed him as not only a boss but a father figure. Bryan was a staunch republican but liberal in his social views, and even took Dalton to a gay bar when his boyfriend left him to cheer up his spirits. They shared many intimate conversations, and trusted each other with their life. But nothing would compare to the conversation they had on a Friday evening after completing a lengthy case that they ultimately won.
Dalton was sitting in Bryan's office, sipping a cocktail and admiring Bryan's enthusiasm. Bryan, also enjoying some spirits, became more animated when he was tipsy, and flirty. Dalton didn't mind; he knew Bryan was married and his wife had seen him flirt with Dalton in the past and laughed her ass off. Bryan didn't seem to be interested in Dalton sexually, so Dalton chalked it up as his friend feeling comfortable with his presence.
The other senior parters had already left the office, but since Dalton had nowhere to be, and Vickie was having a night out with her and Bryan's daughter, the two of them decided to celebrate. Their conversations quickly drifted from work related banter to more personal matters.
"You still trying to find the man of your dreams on Grindr, Dalton?" Bryan said with a smirk on his face, proud that he even knew what grindr was.
"Haha Nope," Dalton said, "I got tired of getting random butthole pics. I haven't been on grindr in a while. Plus this case was so taxing I didn't have the energy."
Bryan laughed and took another sip of his drink. "Ah. So I take it you are still single then?" Bryan said with an eye wink.
"Yep. I guess I haven't really got over Matt yet. I know he's gone for good, but its hard when you invested so much time in someone for them to just bail for seemingly no reason."
Bryan saw the sadness in Dalton's face, and instinctively wanted to make him feel better. Bryan was 64, 30 years older than Dalton, but had this unusual father/boss/friend connection with him.
"Well, Matt was obviously a pretentious jerk. I never liked him. You can do better."
If any other person would have told Dalton this, he would have rolled his eyes. But since it came from Bryan, Dalton's puppy dog brown eyes cheered up and he have Bryan a huge smile.
"Thank you Bryan, that means a lot."
After a couple of drinks, and after Bryan spilled the tea on another senior parter whose wife was having an affair with a pizza guy, Bryan told Dalton something very intimate and private-he was impotent due to a medical condition, and Vickie was suffering from horrible migraines.
"She has them one or two times a week," Bryan said, "and she doesn't want to do the pain pills. It's awful."
Dalton was trying to make the connection to the two issues Bryan had just shared, but was a little confused. Bryan seemed to quickly understand Dalton's confusion and then elaborated:
"This is extremely personal, and she'll kill me if it gets out, but Vickie always had migraines. The only thing that helped was sex. At least once a week and she was good. It would help stave them off. But with my condition, I can't give her what she needs. It's killing me."