LEO Stealing Sol’s business from Howard meant he wouldn’t help me with the delivery of my bike. While it was inconvenient, spending those hours with her was worth it. I knew she watched me the whole time I fixed her car, but I pretended not to notice so I didn’t spook her. I liked her attention on me naturally, and the longer it was, the more the bond would pull us together. I’d never exercised more restraint than I had when she was cutting my hair. I had to sit on my hands to keep myself from touching her as she shuffled around me, combing and cutting. She didn’t even ask what I wanted; she just went to work doing as she pleased. And I wasn’t upset with what I was left with. Having her hands running through my hair and her slim frame so close that I could just yank her down onto my l

