Chapter Twenty-One (Nelson) Summary

Nelson walks his dog to Kyle's house to talk about his sexual encounter with Jason. Even though Nelson still has feelings for Kyle, he is pleased to see his best friend happy. Nelson has good news of his own: Jeremy called and asked him out for a date. A few days later, Nelson's father called demanding to know about the fight. Unlike Kyle's parents, Nelson's father is not impressed. He warns Nelson to stay out of trouble and blames Nelson for everything bad in his life: "Why can't you just be normal, so your mom doesn't phone me all the time, worrying about you" (p. 221). Later that week, Nelson goes on his date with Jeremy. They have a wonderful time and Jeremy clearly respects Nelson. He refuses to give him beer and asks if they can go slow romantically...