Chapter 2

Monday after school Kyle offered to go with Nelson to his HIV test, hoping it would help calm his own worries. But as they pulled into the parking lot, a new unease came over Kyle. "You think I should get tested too?"

He had, after all, made love with Jason. And Jason had made love with Debra.

"It depends," Nelson said. "What did you and Jason do together?"

Kyle shifted in his seat. Such detail made him uncomfortable, even if he and Nelson were best friends. "Well...we didn't exactly...you know...s or f."