Chapter 3: Entertainment Weekly Shoot and Interview

                                    

                                              
A/N: Just to let y'all know, Grace is basically me, but the only difference is that she's from El Salvador and I'm from Costa Rica, and we both speak English fluently and some Spanish xD. Yup, I'm full on Hispanic but I have German, Spanish and Native Costa Rican. Okay, that's all I wanted to say lmfao. Thanks for reading and leave a review, and a vote if you wish. Love you all!
                          
It is now June, and that meant it's pride month. I got a phone call from Entertainment Weekly saying that for this month's issue, they want me and the cast of Queer As Folk there. Except for Harris and Jack, as they are both in Canada and couldn't make it. I couldn't wait to see them, especially since we haven't all seen each other in ages. As of this month, me and Grace are now boyfriend and girlfriend. We declared our relationship status about a week ago, when we decided to go to this fancy restaurant in downtown LA. And now, she's going to meet what I consider my real family.
                          
"Gale, you look handsome!" She smiled. She was wearing a black dress with long sleeves that has white polka dots, and it looked good on her.
                          
"You look beautiful yourself, honey." I kissed her, making her giggle because of my beard. 
                          
"Thanks, honey." She smiled. 
                          
"What dress is it from?" I asked. 
                          
"Réalisation Par. This dress is The Violette Black and White spot." She told me. 
                          
"Ohh, nice! It shows your sexy body quite well, if I do say so myself." I pointed out. We left the house and went to meet the cast at EW's bureau in Los Angeles. When we got there, everyone was happy to see me, as they were hugging and kissing me, as well as a whole bunch of compliments. 
                          
"Gale, you look amazing!" Thea pointed out. 
                          
"Thank you, Thea. I had decided to grow in my beard." I laughed. 
                          
"And very sharp as well." Michelle commented. 
                          
"Who's the lucky gal?" Scott asked.
                          
"Oh yeah, this is my girlfriend Graciela Castillos." I introduced the cast to her. 
                          
"Hi, guys." She waved shyly. 
                          
"Hola, Graciela. Me llamó Robert." Robert, or as we like to call him, 'Bobby' kissed her hand.
                          
"Oh, tu también hablas español?" She asked him. 
                          
"Solo un poco." He answered, making us crack up.
                          
"So, Gale. How long have you and Graciela have been dating?" Hal asked. 
                          
"Two months." I smiled proudly, kissing Grace on the lips. 
                          
"She's lucky to have you. I mean, look at that figure. If I wasn't gay, I'd go full on straight for her." Peter gushed, rolling his R's. 
                          
"Graciela, where do you come from? I mean, you speak Spanish so wonderfully." Sharon asked her.
                          
"El Salvador, but I speak English mainly and some of Spanish." She told her. 
                          
"That's impressive, your parents must be proud of you." She smiled. 
                          
"I like to learn on my own. It helps me learn better." She smiled. 
                          
"If you ask me, it's amazing you know both languages. Gale, how did you and Graciela meet?" Randy asked. 
                          
"It was actually at the first day of our table read for my new show called lone space." I told him. 
                          
"She's an actress?" He said, his eyes widening. 
                          
"Production assistant, actually." I clarified. That day, once we finished the shoot and interview, we all decided to eat out at my place instead. It was mainly a barbecue with a vegan taste to it, so that was worth it. We were talking and laughing about stuff. Grace was talking about how she landed her job as a production assistant.
                          
"Hey, Gale." Randy greeted me. 
                          
"Hey." I smiled, flipping a vegetarian bean patty.
                          
"Just to be clear, how old is Graciela exactly?" He asked. 
                          
"33, why?" I answered. 
                          
"She seems young for her age, but she's still very pretty. You're lucky you have her." He kissed my cheek. 
                          
"Yup. I am in love her so much." I blushed, my cheeks red. Either way, Grace is mine and she is the one for me. I really see myself marrying her. 
                          
"Are you sure?" He said, thinking I rushed in too soon. 
                          
"Yeah. I mean, she's better than Danielle in a way." I shrugged. 
                          
"I thought you weren't going to talk about her anymore." He said, concerned. 
                          
"Who's Danielle?" Grace piped in. 
                          
"She was my ex." I told her. 
                          
"How long?" She asked, tapping her foot. 
                          
"Until 2014. She was abusive as hell." I explained to her what happened, how Danielle made my life a living hell and basically hurt me physically and threatened to destroy me with a jar of coins. 
                          
I got furious and pulled her ponytail, but realized what a horrible thing I did. I mean, I shouldn't hurt her ever. We then went to court and the judge told us  to stay 1000 feet away from each other and since then, we stayed away from each other and I began going to counseling. I still go there, but every now and then when I need it.