“Was that your first gay bar?” “Yeah, it was.” Ilya burst out laughing. “Incredible.” Troy shook his head, but the absurdity of the whole night hit him all at once, and he started laughing too. “What did you think?” Ilya asked. “It had more NHL players than I was expecting.” Ilya’s laugh was a high, delirious-sounding giggle that only made Troy laugh harder.
