Elizabeth

During a time when you and Jeff were not talking... He took a turn for the worse. Can you walk me through what happened?

During a time when you and Jeff were not talking... He took a turn for the worse. Can you walk me through what happened?

You're texting him. He's in the ER. What was going through your mind? You're texting him during this. Like, what are you guys, what are you telling him? And what are you thinking?

You're texting him. He's in the ER. What was going through your mind? You're texting him during this. Like, what are you guys, what are you telling him? And what are you thinking?

So you're sending these back and forth. You've clearly broached this topic in a funny, but you really mean it. You're really like, let's have sex. So when you get to L.A. and you see Jeff for the first time in nearly a year, what's that like? How did he look? He looked really good.

So you're sending these back and forth. You've clearly broached this topic in a funny, but you really mean it. You're really like, let's have sex. So when you get to L.A. and you see Jeff for the first time in nearly a year, what's that like? How did he look? He looked really good.

Did you feel like you learned anything new about him by being intimate with him in this way? Mm-hmm.

Did you feel like you learned anything new about him by being intimate with him in this way? Mm-hmm.

Was he right?

Was he right?

What was it like being intimate with someone? I mean, he was so sick. Did it feel more fragile in some ways or? A little.

What was it like being intimate with someone? I mean, he was so sick. Did it feel more fragile in some ways or? A little.

I was going to say, when you got back to New York, were you a couple?

I was going to say, when you got back to New York, were you a couple?

I know this is still...

I know this is still...

Can I ask, like, Why do you think it took you and Jeff so long to come together in this intimate way that you did at the end of his life? Like, why do you think it took so long?

Can I ask, like, Why do you think it took you and Jeff so long to come together in this intimate way that you did at the end of his life? Like, why do you think it took so long?

You make me cry, cry, cry, my friend. It is beautiful. Elizabeth Laura Nelson, thank you so much for talking to me and for sharing your story about Jeff.

You make me cry, cry, cry, my friend. It is beautiful. Elizabeth Laura Nelson, thank you so much for talking to me and for sharing your story about Jeff.