Dennis was at the dressing room, changing his clothes after the premiere of "Bombshell", the musical he had been working on the last few months. Karen was brilliant as Marilyn Monroe, the star of the show. His first choice as Marilyn was his friend Ivy, but he couldn't deny Karen was very talented and did a fine job playing the iconic figure.
He was the last member of the cast left at the theatre, since most of them were going to an after party. He told them he would catch them later, but he wasn't quite sure. He never liked to miss any party, but tonight he was extremely tired after all his effort onstage. He took off his shirt and unzipped his pants and grabbed the clothes he was going to wear on his way back to the hotel where he and the whole cast was staying. Suddenly someone grabbed him from behind. Dennis was about to scream but the unknown person put his hand against his mouth so he couldn't scream. He tried to fight him back but he wasn't strong enough. Then a voice whispered in his ear: "Baby, don't hurt me. I was waiting for you outside. You know, it's not a party if you're not with me." It was Bobby.
Dennis giggled. He actually didn't know if he should laugh or cry or scream instead. Bobby released him and held his hips. "You scared me to death, Bobby" he said and smiled. They had been dating for over a month now. They met each other while working at Bombshell's workshop a couple of months ago and they fell for each other after some time of hanging out together.
"I just wanted to give you a surprise, D" Bobby said, smiling at him.
"You almost gave me a heart attack instead" Dennis replied.
"I missed a party to hang out with you and that's how you thank me?"
"No, I didn't mean to be ungrateful. I'm sorry, I'm just very tired and I'm not in the mood for…" he stopped but it was already too late.
"Not in the mood for what?" asked Bobby. He wasn't smiling now.
"You know, I just wanted to arrive to my room and watch TV or cuddle, perhaps."
"Too bad, then I guess I have to ask someone else to go with me to GLAMOROUS!"
"Glamorous? What is that?" asked Dennis. Bobby looked at him in disapproval.
"What is Glamorous? Kill yourself! Glamorous is the local gay bar here at Boston! Please, I've planned this the whole damn week!"
Dennis looked at Bobby. He thought about it for a while. He knew Bobby wouldn't accept a "No" as an answer.
"How could I ever say no to you?" he gave Bobby a peck on his lips. "Plus, I haven't been at a gay bar in a while." He was lying; he had never been at a gay bar before.
Bobby held him. He was obviously excited and Dennis didn't want to disappoint him. It's not a big deal after all, he thought. What's the worst thing that could happen?
"Tonight's karaoke night at Glamorous" Bobby added. He just smiled, he never missed a karaoke.