Anthony remains quiet on the way home, and though tension still lingers between them in the silence, he is less concerned about it now. Yes, something between them had been knocked off-kilted and neither of them had been at their best, but Anthony had conceded that he had not acted as he should, and Gabriel had realized that he had misread Anthony’s absence. With their misunderstanding behind them, all could return to normal.

He lets Gabriel pay, only attempting to insist that he should be the one doing so, and follows him up to his apartment. “I did,” he says. “It is an easy play to tell by rote, and not one of my favorites for that very reason. But the production managed to put some life into it."