Salvador was settling into fatherhood and enjoying his job as Diego Lobo's gardener. He heard a surprising piece of news from Anton— "Mr. Lobo, he's one of us, and he hosts parties for men like us. I want you to come with me."
He knew what he meant, and felt somewhat hesitant— he liked women, though what he and Anton felt had been real and he'd come to terms with his desire for both sexes. "Anton, I have a wife. I can't just go around with those men. And Lobo is my employer— It'd be awkward."
"It does not have to be a date, Sal. Just as a friend, to make some new friends."
Sal reluctantly agreed, and found that he felt a sense of community, that he and Anton were not alone. He had rarely seen the interior of Diego's mansion, rarely seen the personal life of his employer. He started to see him as someone who could be a friend and mentor to him.
But it was at one of these events in June 1950, in the early morning hours, that the radio's music was interrupted with news from Washington— that the United States had entered the war in Korea.
