They are both crazy, a little voice inside him says. Demetri and Fabrice, Thornton and Coombs. It's madness to think that this can be anything other than a one night hook-up and yet here Demetri is, thinking of Fabrice with affection and amazement.

"It's only the first time," he promises, wondering when the last time he's actually slept with someone after having sex with them. Demetri squeezes Fabrice's hand, knowing that there are a million other things he can and wants to show Fabrice. "It gets better."