Living in downtown Toronto can be expensive and frustrating, but Leo is willing to deal with the traffic and working the overtime in order to experience everything else the city has to offer. Or would be, if he had any energy left to do so. The fact that his upstairs neighbour is making more noise that a herd of elephants isn't helping things either. Tired, irritated, and on the verge of losing his patience, Leo knows that things have got to change.<br><br>Gordy is one of the most attractive young men that Leo has ever met, and Leo has no doubt in his mind that Gordy has been using those good looks to get whatever he wants for a very long time. So when Gordy starts turning on the charm, Leo can't help but wonder if it's actual interest or merely appeasement.<br><br>Together they're going to try and figure out just what can be done with Gordy's new roommate -- an energetic, excitable, and very noisy young goat whose visit comes with a deathbed promise and a tight family bond. What Leo doesn't realise is that she also comes with an ability to make him understand more about himself than he could have ever imagined he needed to learn.

Gordy's Got a Problem

“Is that what you want?” Leo asked, needing to hear it after what Jeff had put in his head. “Like, I don’t know if you’re interested…you kind of made it sound like maybe you might be…I mean, you said I was good looking…” He cleared his throat and pulled his hand away when Gordy didn’t say anything. “It’s okay if you were just saying that to get me to not report you or whatever. I don’t really care. Honestly, I will not hold it against you, or—”


“I would like that,” Gordy whispered.


A whole lungful of oxygen came rushing out of Leo before he could get his breathing under control. His shoulders dropped. A smile crept onto his face even though he was telling himself to act cool. “All right then. Awesome.” He thumbed at the door. “So, I’m going to go. Before this moment gets really awkward and I do something ridiculous. I’ll come back tomorrow though, okay? I’ll figure something out.”


Chapter 16