Fish then accused Layla of being obsessed, pointing out that she'd thought their waiter was gay and now thought he was as well just because he was too tired to 'make it happen' that night. He reminded her that he's been with women before and then suggested that she go talk to Stacy Morasco for proof that he's not 'that way'.
Layla said that she knew he slept with Stacy- once. Fish asked if one night stands weren't real, then, and said he'd thought he and Layla were for real, but he must have been wrong. Layla felt guilty after that and apologized, saying that she's from the acting and fashion world where being gay is no big deal, but he's from the cop world where it is, and she never meant to hurt him.
Layla told Oliver that she should never have questioned his honesty and that he'd been wonderful to her. It was Fish's turn to feel guilty as Layla apologized for getting scared, upset with herself for even considering the idea that he'd use her to convince people he was straight.
While all of this was going on, Cristian was still standing outside of Kyle's motel room, reading Fish's note. Kyle himself showed up and got on Cristian's case for reading his mail, but Cristian more or less told him that blackmailers in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
After Kyle read the note, Cristian told him that it had left him even more convinced that Fish was hiding something. Kyle asked him to just leave it alone, but Cristian pointed out that it was Kyle himself who'd started them down this path by saying that Fish was using Layla.
Cristian seemed surprised when Kyle told him that whatever had gone down between Oliver and himself in college was between the two of them. Kyle had said Fish had something to hide, and now he was saying it involved both of them, Cris pointed out.
Kyle protested again that Fish was entitled to his privacy, but then admitted that Fish was involved with 'somebody' in college and made a mess of it.
Kyle: They were crazy about each other. You know, they had plans together, had a future. Well, Fish made promises he couldn't keep.
Cristian: Meaning?
Kyle: Meaning he didn't have the guts to go the distance. Fish cared more about what people thought about him than he did about who he was with. So he walked away, pretended like the whole thing never happened.
Cristian: Meaning?
Kyle: Meaning he didn't have the guts to go the distance. Fish cared more about what people thought about him than he did about who he was with. So he walked away, pretended like the whole thing never happened.
Hearing Kyle talk about his relationship with Fish and seeing how much pain he's still in over it really made me care for this character all the more. Brett Claywell played this scene really well, I thought. Kyle's heartbreak was right there, but it was clear that he was trying to keep it at a distance in front of Cristian.
Given that Kyle has been a shades-of-gray blackmailer and Fish has been such an upstanding cop and all around good guy, it's a nice twist to find out that Kyle is the lovesick, broken hearted man who wanted a life with Fish, and Oliver was the coward who turned his back on who he really was out of fear.
I can't wait for these two to actually get together again, I like them both so much individually and I think they're going to be explosively hot when they're finally a couple!
Now, Cristian has enough information that he should be able to put two and two together. He knows that what happened was between Kyle and Fish and now he also knows that it was a relationship that Fish walked away from. No one, however, has ever accused Cristian Vega of being the sharpest tool in the shed, and he returned to his apartment just about as clueless as ever.
He walked in just as Fish seemed to be on the cusp of telling Layla the truth. Oliver was feeling bad that she was blaming herself for jumping to conclusions about him using her as a beard. Cristian's return, however, ended whatever small chance there may have been of Fish easing his conscience. Mr. Vega told them that he'd just come from seeing Kyle Lewis and that he felt Layla should know that something went down in college between the two, and that Fish was keeping secrets from her.
Layla told Cristian that she & Fish weren't any of Kyle's business, or Cristian's either for that matter. After Cris left the room, Layla asked Fish if there was any truth to what he'd said and Fish once again dismissed Kyle as an old frat brother who now had a grudge against him because he was a cop.
Layla let it drop and asked if Fish was going to stay mad at her for asking if he was gay. Fish said he'd have to think about it and headed for his bedroom alone.
I have to say that I thought Scott Evans did a great job today as well, playing both Fish's guilt at knowing the truth, that he really was using Layla, and his defensive desperation, the need to keep that closet door firmly closed. Fish is truly a good guy, but he's a guy who thinks he'll lose everything if the truth is known, and Scott played that very well.
Kyle, meanwhile, had discovered that he'd lost his room key and was sitting in the hall outside his door, clutching Fish's latest rejection in letter form and looking miserable, when Roxy stumbled by with a bottle of booze in hand (she's got her own issues!). After she told him she didn't have a spare key for his room and called a locksmith for him, she joined him on the floor and asked if he'd had bad news.
I freely admit that I'm a romantic and that I always identify with characters who are apart from the person they love. I don't know what it is about that sense of longing and the ache of wanting to be with someone you can't have that gets to me, but it does every time. Maybe it's because it makes the eventual payoff when they do get together all the sweeter? I'm not sure.
In other words, though, I loved today's Kyle scenes. I also love the irony that he's found someone to commiserate with in Roxy, of all people! Not because I don't think she'd make a great friend for a gay character, but because he recently blackmailed her into giving him a free motel room! A room where he apparently still lives, even though he no longer has anything to hold over her head.
All in an all, another fantastic episode. I love these guys.
Given that Kyle has been a shades-of-gray blackmailer and Fish has been such an upstanding cop and all around good guy, it's a nice twist to find out that Kyle is the lovesick, broken hearted man who wanted a life with Fish, and Oliver was the coward who turned his back on who he really was out of fear.
I can't wait for these two to actually get together again, I like them both so much individually and I think they're going to be explosively hot when they're finally a couple!
Now, Cristian has enough information that he should be able to put two and two together. He knows that what happened was between Kyle and Fish and now he also knows that it was a relationship that Fish walked away from. No one, however, has ever accused Cristian Vega of being the sharpest tool in the shed, and he returned to his apartment just about as clueless as ever.
He walked in just as Fish seemed to be on the cusp of telling Layla the truth. Oliver was feeling bad that she was blaming herself for jumping to conclusions about him using her as a beard. Cristian's return, however, ended whatever small chance there may have been of Fish easing his conscience. Mr. Vega told them that he'd just come from seeing Kyle Lewis and that he felt Layla should know that something went down in college between the two, and that Fish was keeping secrets from her.
Layla told Cristian that she & Fish weren't any of Kyle's business, or Cristian's either for that matter. After Cris left the room, Layla asked Fish if there was any truth to what he'd said and Fish once again dismissed Kyle as an old frat brother who now had a grudge against him because he was a cop.
Layla let it drop and asked if Fish was going to stay mad at her for asking if he was gay. Fish said he'd have to think about it and headed for his bedroom alone.
I have to say that I thought Scott Evans did a great job today as well, playing both Fish's guilt at knowing the truth, that he really was using Layla, and his defensive desperation, the need to keep that closet door firmly closed. Fish is truly a good guy, but he's a guy who thinks he'll lose everything if the truth is known, and Scott played that very well.
Kyle, meanwhile, had discovered that he'd lost his room key and was sitting in the hall outside his door, clutching Fish's latest rejection in letter form and looking miserable, when Roxy stumbled by with a bottle of booze in hand (she's got her own issues!). After she told him she didn't have a spare key for his room and called a locksmith for him, she joined him on the floor and asked if he'd had bad news.
Kyle: Nothing I haven't heard before.
Roxy: Is it about you and that cute guy with you in the picture?
Kyle: Yep.
Roxy: Wanna tell me what's wrong?
Kyle: He's a coward who's afraid of telling the truth.
Roxy: Is it about you and that cute guy with you in the picture?
Kyle: Yep.
Roxy: Wanna tell me what's wrong?
Kyle: He's a coward who's afraid of telling the truth.
I freely admit that I'm a romantic and that I always identify with characters who are apart from the person they love. I don't know what it is about that sense of longing and the ache of wanting to be with someone you can't have that gets to me, but it does every time. Maybe it's because it makes the eventual payoff when they do get together all the sweeter? I'm not sure.
In other words, though, I loved today's Kyle scenes. I also love the irony that he's found someone to commiserate with in Roxy, of all people! Not because I don't think she'd make a great friend for a gay character, but because he recently blackmailed her into giving him a free motel room! A room where he apparently still lives, even though he no longer has anything to hold over her head.
All in an all, another fantastic episode. I love these guys.
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