My Girlfriend Who Works At a Gaybar

"Really?" he asked feigning interest. "I'm sure that's not just a lie you made up on the spot or anything."

He slapped Rosario, water clouding his eyes.

"I...I'm sorry. Let me go start that bath, okay? Then you can leave if you're that sick of hanging out with a slut, okay?"

Rosario just sighed to himself.

Some day he wouldn't push people away and be a dick on purpose. Someday.

Alex walked into the bathroom, pulling his sash so tight it dug into his stomach. He didn't even care; he felt more disgusting than pretty right now.

He turned on the bathwater and poured in a scoop of pink Japanese cherry blossom bubblebath, then sat on the toilet.

"It'll be a few minutes before it's full," he said to Rosario, not looking at him.