Chapter 13

• Leo
• Working late proved to be a blessing for Leo. He had gotten through a set of those little things that he knew needed to get done but had been putting off in Favor of more urgent issues. The office was nearly deserted by around six. It was Friday night, after all, and typically the only ones working late on a Friday night were those who had fallen behind for the week.
• By age seven, Leo had decided that Amara and he were the only individuals in the building. He had experienced this terrific warm feeling inside himself ever since, and he couldn't help but wonder what would happen tonight. He'd love to get up the courage to ask Amara out on a real date, and he'd even kiss her if she agreed to go out with him. In all honesty, he was hoping for much more than a kiss. He hoped to hold her in his arms and make her body feel great things. He hoped to show her that his mouth, which had once been used to shame her, could make her feel great as well as shame her. He hoped to show her how much he had wanted her all these years. But despite that, he was going to move slow.