LEILA . . I looked at him, removing my gaze from everything I was currently doing. "How did you and Damien reconnect?" he asked, his voice soft, genuine, filled with a curiosity. "I thought… I thought you were completely done." I looked at Him as laughter bubbled up, light and unexpected, i wasn't thinking was going to come out that way. "It's... it's a long story, Gerald," still laughing, while he stared at me with amusement in his eyes, " it happened in a very funny way, I don’t think you want to hear that.” He leaned forward, with an intrigued expression, this was connected to his brother so I expected it. "I have time," his voice invited me to share, "We have a lot of planning to do. Plenty of time for stories. Especially good ones." I looked across the room, towards where D

