Kapitel 221: A Little Closer, A Little Warmer....

David didn't know how it came to pass that he had just been embraced by a complete stranger man.

"I'm sorry," said Julius Linden, Gustav's friend, with remorse. "I wanted to make fun of you both by letting Gustav know that I felt like hitting on you and you that I wanted to hit on Gustav. I thought that, as in some romance, I would stir up a funny misunderstanding that we could all laugh about later. I didn't think you might have serious problems now. I'm really sorry."

"It's okay," stated David. The Norwegian's English did not have any heavy accent, so he could easily understand him, but he still had trouble speaking the language. "But can you let me go already? We are not that close."