Leo’s lovely boyfriend, Seth, told him yesterday, as he and Seth tendered the back garden in the gorgeous afternoon sunshine, that he wants to be called his boyfriend.
"Boyfriend? Really?"
Then Seth expressed an interest in being known as Leo’s boyfriend to his family, which made Leo laugh. Leo thought it was kind of charming.
“You laugh?” said Seth
“Sure, why not,” said Leo.
“You laughed?”
“Nervous reaction,” said Leo. “Of delight.”
Seth smiled.
“A place to road test a name,” said Leo. “We can be anybody we want, isn't that what they say? Isn't that the modern mantra?”
“So,” said Seth. “It will be from now on. Your boyfriend, Seth. Me?
“Yes.”
“For your older relatives, I hope this isn't too confusing.”
Leo shrugged.
“For your newer relatives…”
“Newer? ha ha, ho ho. Do I have any newer relatives?”
“You know what I mean.”
“Younger?”
“Younger.”
“It won’t matter, they already know you as Seth. Lovely Seth. Sweet Seth.”
“But not boyfriend.”
“The good thing about families is that they are immanently mutable, so I will be saying boyfriend, and your name throughout the whole family until boyfriend Seth is on all their lips.
“Just like I like to be on yours.”
“But that’s not your name.”
"No, not my name," said Seth.
They both laugh.
Leo grabbed Seth in a headlock and rubbed the top of his head.
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