Summary

Vadik ticked off the nearly 30 lovers he has had since he moved to the United States. Most of them he met on dating apps. In this number he included Vica. He was embarrassed about their most recent encounter, in Vica and Sergey’s Staten Island home, and felt guilt around Sergey. He additionally tried to forget that incident because it reminded him of Russia and who he had been there. He had come to America to find another personality for himself.

It was after Sergey had left Regina for Vica that Vadik and Regina had become friends. They talked on Skype two or three times a week. When Vadik discussed his dislike for dating, Regina suggested he just pick a girl and marry her. His friends had discussed his relationship with Sejun while they were in the same room with him. Sergey...