Author remarks:

When I was twelve/thirteen, I had a great best friend and we did, in fact, get rather heavily involved with one another sexually. I knew I was gay even at that tender age, so our games meant a lot to me, and yes he was my first love. For him however, it was merely boyish curiosity and exploration and just getting his rocks off so to speak. It broke my heart when, later in high school, he rebuffed my friendship entirely, but I’ve never forgotten those two amazing years when my best friend was such an important part of who I was. Those were amazing and sometime scary times, when you are experimenting and learning to deal with strange new feelings and emotions for the first time. Hence the bittersweet title…