S1, E2: September 1998. Victor and Serge are leading a quiet life as a couple. Victor has become a talented architect, and remains close to Aurélie, who is the single-mother of a baby to which he is godfather. On the face of it, everything is going fine. Yet the passion between Victor and Serge has gradually faded over time. The weight of the years has taken its toll on their sex life. Serge being HIV-positive does not help, and they have adopted an open relationship, each free to take other lovers. Despite their deep affection for each other, Victor and Serge eem to be drifting slowly apart.