Chapter 5Eli, Eddie, and No Casey
“Good morning, Eddie.”
I got the job at Fleckman, Ushinger, Cooper, and Underhill Laboratories and started the very next week, January 8, 2014. From moment one, my new student’s smile melted my heart.
“I saw your photo and got here early just to be with you sooner.”
It was love at first sight for him, too. His affectionate, eyes—black, just like mine—gave him away. They were hypnotic and endearing, especially when they looked into mine.
“Casey told me you were short and as hairy as me.” The smile I returned was effortless and spontaneous. “Though that might be an inappropriate thing to point out in a student/teacher relationship.”
Eddie was sweet, like Johnny, like the Johnny I remembered from our briefest encounter. Just like Casey, Eddie could also
