Is it normal to have a gay relationahip with a friend?

I went to the beach with my friend and his family earlier this summer. While we were there my friend said he loved me. I figured he had meant it in a brotherly way although I guess I knew he didn't. I panicked and replied with an "I love you too bro". Later that night he started touching me, my sexually but like footies and things. I wish I can say I thought nothing of it but I definitely new something was up and I was aggravated. Eventually I had to confirm it for myself so I asked "when you said 'I love you' were you joking or serious?". He was completely serious and told me a whole story about himself and his friends and the trouble this would cause. I offered to always be there and he really pressed for a relationship. Now I had tried some stuff before with guys but there was nothing. I didn't think there would be but I had to be 100% sure. After all, that affected the rest of my life. As reluctant as I was to decline I eventually said yes and we had a thing. For a little while at least. It was romantic, extremely and passionately physical, and neither of us are ashamed. But we both are only attracted to one another, not guys, not both. We like girls, we've both been with girls, but we couldn't keep our hands off each other. It all ended when a bunch of drama happened and my girlfriend found out. He was so concerned his family might find out, we arranged for me to take the fall. I gladly did. My now ex girlfriend, and his family think I'm a liar. I have a new girlfriend now. Regardless of its ending, is this normal?