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

“Me, too, right?” Fig said. “Just a joke. Probably.” He tossed a package of sugar at Leo without waiting for Leo to ask for one. “So, did Jeff tell you that I’m playing again on Thursday? And that the guy that owns the place—you know, Matt?—he says if we get enough of a crowd on Thursday, and he can be convinced that they’re actually there to see me and not one of the other guys, he’ll let me in the lineup for the waterfront thingy.” Fig wasn’t much of a talker—one of those people that made mixed tapes for breakups and apologies because it was easier to find the words that way—so he spoke more to the tabletop than to his friends, and in that quick way-too-fast way that made it obvious he was pushing to get it all out. “You know, the thing with all the bands? In July? He’s got the license for the main beer tent this year so he’s hosting a stage in it. Paid, even.” He paused to take a sip of his coffee, scratching at something stuck to the table. “You coming?”


Chapter 23