Abby has been away for six months, and Don now desires a temporary houseguest: a woman who works as a stripper, to occupy the guest room.

Don began a relationship with a woman older than himself, but found himself ill-equipped for the complexities of her world.

Jackson, Samantha’s boyfriend and a singer-songwriter, extended an invitation to Don: he wanted Don to perform at his open mic night.

A flicker of uncertainty stirred within Don as he watched Samantha’s brother retire for the night. The unexpected intimacy left him questioning, a nascent possibility blooming in his mind – a suspicion that perhaps his own inclinations lean…

Don joined a gym with earnest intentions, yet his fitness ambitions were abruptly curtailed by a disconcerting weakness. He managed only a few minutes on the treadmill before succumbing to a sudden, unsettling faint.

A request arrived for Don to serve as best man at the wedding of an old school friend.