Summary

After graduation, Jamie moved to New York where he had always wanted to live. He shared an apartment in Manhattan with his boyfriend, Michael Hayes. They both enjoyed throwing big parties and inviting all kinds of characters. Jamie had met Michael shortly after moving to New York to pursue a career in publishing. They had met in Central Park at a site that was notorious for gay hook-ups. Michael had been looking for the love of his life and said he found him. It was the first serious relationship for Jamie since Michael Parker. Hayes and Jamie both drank too much.

Mama Jean and Earl met Michael Hayes. She seemed to be skeptical that it was a serious romance. However, she claimed to have come a long way in accepting Jamie’s gayness. When Jamie returned to the table where...