Ah, now that's a nice way to spend New Year's Eve! (Um, reading, I mean, although the way Bodie and Doyle are spending it in your story is also nice.... Uh, I'll shut up now.) Lovely! I like the progression very much. Love the reasons why Bodie wants to choose Doyle, and Doyle going along with it. Love a drunk Bodie. He's very...earnest in a way, isn't he? *g* Love Doyle having no experience, being up front about that, and telling Bodie he'd better not tease him about it. *g*

Loved this, too: Doyle took it, like he took him. Like he accepted all of Bodie--his cynicism, his insecurities, his playfulness, his rage.

Yeah. Thank you! Happy New Year to you!