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

“I hear you,” Leo said after a long pause. “I do. I hear every word of what you’re saying, and I understand why you’re saying it. Thank you for being my friend.”


This time Jeff did look at him. “Wow, you really were raised by hippies.” He grinned when Leo growled, then his expression fell back to serious. “You’re a fixer, Leo. Of all problems great and small. It’s an amazing trait, but it’s also something that a certain kind of person preys on. There are people out there that either don’t have the capacity or the desire to fix their own shit, and I don’t mean just their cars or their door hinges. Helping is one thing, but trying to be the bandage every time somebody slices a piece out of themselves is another.”


Chapter 28