-1 year before-
He hopped into a passing taxi with all his belongings to go apartment hunting. And by that, he really only meant to see one apartment. It was this or nothing for Kunal. As he closed the door, he heard a slam coming from the opposite side of the taxi. There was Sameer. After a minor argument over who would be driven by the taxi, they realized they were going to the same apartment.
When he got to the apartment, they realized they could not get the apartment because the lady wanted girls. Defeated, both men decided to walk around Miami to figure out what they were going to do.
As Sameer got a hot dog, they noticed a crying soldier. He said Sameer and Kunal reminded him of him and his boyfriend, before leaving. Confused, they stared at each other...then Sameer tried to eat his hot dog. Horrified, he couldn't bring it to his mouth, as both men realized what the soldier had been talking about.
The weirdest thing was that for a split second, Kunal wished he was the hot dog. He imagined what Sameer would feel like around Kunal, and could feel himself getting flushed. He had to turn his head away for a few minutes before he could look back at Sameer.
*What the hell, Kunal. You're. Not. Gay.* he thought. Maybe it was just the timing or something, he decided.
Sameer, the quick one, said they could pretend to be gay to get the apartment. Kunal originally fought the idea, but realized he had no other place to go, he had to agree.
The idea turned out to be the best one at the time, since the aunty's baby turned out to be, well, a babe.