So just pull the trigger.

3. Now boys, I need some Edward!

I saw him quite accidentally, though who knows, perhaps fate had her hands in it?

Last Friday, I was at one club that plays live music, a popular place among twenty-something straights. You can imagine my surprise when I saw him, I didn't even have anything planned yet. My sole plan for that evening was to enjoy my first moments of freedom and down a beer or two, perhaps meet old friends. I cannot say that this turn of events was undesirable by any means, it turned out better than okay.

He was with some friends, a couple of women and a couple of men, one of the men was the little brother of that Russian. That Russian came to the club too a little later, I saw them when they were alone for a moment, looked pretty eager if you know what I mean...

With the group was a young woman, Eva, you know her? The others left early, but Eva and a young man who played in one of the bands that evening stayed behind. I saw this man, Kasper, talking to your ex before that Russian came to interrupt them. 

I'm jumping from one subject to the next, but it seemed to me like this Kasper looked at Joni in that certain way, you know? Is there something that you can tell me about this? I think I can also get my information from this Eva girl. I seized an opportunity when I saw one and will take her out tomorrow evening. She seemed an easily charmed, silly young girl, we'll see if there will be any use of her later.

Hang on my friend, time will go faster than you think 😉

-Aki.

Chris read the letter, his heart beating wildly, images of Joni kissing that Russian rose to his mind and brought out the familiar, frustrated jealous rage. Joni continued his life happily with another when he had been robbed of everything.

 His parents hadn't kept any contact and later his older brother had written to confirm what Chris had already guessed. His dad had been furious, claiming that Chris couldn't be his son for he didn't raise gays; which lead to the only idea that made sense to him: his wife had cheated on him with another when conceiving Chris. Their mother's desperate assurances hadn't been enough, the only thing that had finally calmed the man down was that his wife also didn't accept a man like Chris as her child. Chris had no business to ever again enter his parents' home.

It didn't really matter, Chris assured himself, he had always known that he wouldn't get his father's acceptance, and his mother's willingness to go along and turn her back on him didn't come as a surprise either. His brother had also given the impression in the letter that further contact between them would not be welcomed.

He was nervous about his future, how would he get work with his criminal background? Or a place to rent? It had to work out somehow he guessed, Adam kept assuring him that he would help, and Chris couldn't trust his old friend completely though. Suvi still wasn't accepting him, could she ever? And Chris didn't believe that Adam would fight for him, in the end, to make his wife change her mind.

Aki was on his side though, hundred percent and Chris trusted him. But who in the end led who? Aki had offered his support and listened, understanding his side of the incident. Everyone else seemed to think that Chris was the only one to blame for everything gone bad in his relationship with Joni, but Aki understood. He assured him that anyone including him would have lost their temper because of Joni's behavior. Aki had told him that the leader of the group that had beaten him was a friend of Joni's cousin. He knew this because at one time he had moved in the same circles as them. Doubt that had formed in Chris' mind had been confirmed and Aki was more than willing to feed his desire for revenge.

"You could give the pictures back to him..." The other had suggested quietly one night the previous fall when they had been alone. Chris frowned, agitated feelings running through his mind.