Chapter 24CG: Hey CG: Just a heads-up that Michael’s on his way to your place CG: I know because I spent the last hour at *his* place watching him try on outfits CG: Your boy’s a little nervous CG: I told him Carl is chill as hell but it didn’t seem to help CG: Good luck! The house smelled amazing. Carl’s famous spaghetti sauce, with mushrooms and ground beef, was bubbling on the stove. Carl himself, Devante was amused to note, had dressed up, his usual white t-shirt abandoned for a deep blue polo that he hadn’t worn since Devante’s library school graduation. Devante, getting in the spirit of things, had ironed his pineapple shirt for the occasion. He was surprisingly not nervous, for all he was bringing his first boyfriend home to meet his father today; he loved Carl, and he loved

