Adam "Happy New Year, baby," I whispered in Leila's ears as we laid on the couch in my dorm room, watching the famous New York Ball on the TV drop down. "Happy New Year to you, my love," she replied, cuddling next to me and stealing some popcorn from my bowl. Our night was quiet and uneventful, and it was better that way. Especially after what went down on Christmas. Something I felt guilty about. Not for the dean, but for Leila. ~~~~~~ We arrived at her house, me with a bouquet of flowers for Leila's mom in hand and her with some dessert we picked on our way there. She rang the doorbell, and a short, older lady opened the door to let us in. "This is Nina, our housekeeper," Leila introduced her to us as she gave us a kind smile and urged us to go in. "Your

