Change The Way You Feel
By Steve Prince
"I'm pregnant, I'm not dead!"
I love Isabella. Yes, she is 34-years-old. Yes, she is six months pregnant. And yes, she could still party my ass under the table. Now, I'm not talking about white-trash-that-still-smokes-and-drinks-despite-the-baby party. It truly is her energy that is so infectious.
She chalks it up to being Puerto Rican. "My people are dramatic and intense," she would say and then add, "and a little bit crazy."
Isabella is a paralegal at the law office I work at a few days a week. She is originally from Chicago, but she fits into Los Angeles flawlessly. You always think she's wearing the hottest designer clothes, but in actuality she's wearing the best knock-offs money can buy. Oh and it should be noted that few women love gay men like Isabella. She is a queer dear. She still fondly reminisces about her first gay, Mario, who taught her how to walk in high-heeled shoes during an ice storm in Chicago.
So, I don't know why when Isabella offered a ticket for me to go see George Michael with her that I asked, "Can you go?"
"Just because I'm pregnant does not mean I don't want to see the love of my life," she said, her voice cooing.
"You do know he's gay, right?" I asked.
"Yes, I know," she said flatly, "but I would still marry him in a heartbeat. You don't understand. Wham was my thing and then when he went solo. Oh! George got me through some tough breakups," she paused as her face fell, "well, breakups with closeted boyfriends."
"Okay," she continued, "I have three tickets AND I know who you should ask to come with us."
I looked at her questioningly.
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