Aaron smiled, and looked down at his coffee. "I wish my self-discovery had been that painless. I mean, not my family, they were cool-- I mean, my mom told me it did not excuse me from giving her grandchildren, but you know moms-- but... everyone else, you know?"

He thought of Lorelai, of her sweet coaxing face and tone, and shivered. But James didn't want to hear about his sexual traumas. In fact, nobody did. "I found AVEN eventually though. That was a huge relief, knowing there were other people like me. Now I just sort of assume it."