The narrator introduces us to a young man named Jay James, who has just fallen in love with his "boy friend" . The two have been together since college and have been in love ever since. The narrator explains that a new disease called love memory loss has infected more than 100,000 people in the world. Jay and his friend have been infected with the disease, which causes them to forget their love stories, their kisses, their sex, and even their nakedness. Jay promises to make his friend forget their past and fall in love again.