Nathaniel was sure that no one knew about his sexual preference so why does he feel as if the cab driver was coming on to him? He might be gay but he was not going to let a lowly cabby get anywhere near him! Cabbys were scums who push their cocks into any available human crevice so they can "scratch an itch"! Nathaniel felt insulted that this man even harbored the idea that Nathaniel would even look at him with desire.