“I’m not gay…” Jim eventually managed to break the silence.

“I never said you were,” Benjamin replied. “I’m just stating the possibility and am telling Rebecca to be careful because she’s a good friend of mine.”

Rebecca was pleasantly surprised by those words. She didn’t remember anyone other than Jane calling her a friend in recent times.

“I appreciate your concern for her, but I’m not a gay,” Jim maintained eye contact with Benjamin. “If I was a gay, I would have approached you secretly by no