Dylan knew he had to reach out to them all, each woman with whom he’d been intimate, and tell them about the chlamydia. The thought pulled him back, a somber tide washing over him. His mind drifted to Abigail, and with a sudden, sharp clari…

The memory surfaced—a vivid fragment from eighteen months past. Luke was lost in a moment of exquisite intimacy with Cleo, a psychology student. He reveled in the sensation, yet a persistent anxiety held him back from venturing into deeper …

Ten months prior, Luke persuaded Dylan and Evie to accompany him to an elegant gathering in the countryside. He harbored a fervent desire to connect with Ilona, a childhood acquaintance who occupied a prominent space on his list of aspirati…

Three years prior, Evie had planned a quiet dinner with Dylan to finally reveal her feelings. It was her birthday, and she envisioned a tender confession under the soft glow of candlelight. However, the evening took an unexpected turn when …

Four years drifted back, and Dylan found himself consumed by a sudden anxiety. He wrestled with the realization that his connection with Bethany had deepened into something undeniably serious. Meanwhile, Luke struggled to navigate the compl…

Dylan began the process of finding Phoebe, a task complicated by her silence; she hadn’t responded to any of his attempts to reach her. The effort stirred a memory, a scene from six years prior when the group was gathered for a pub quiz.