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

Mandy squeezed his arm. “Don’t worry about it. I’m sure it’s just an oversight. Maybe I’ll just give him another call.”


Leo nodded. “You do that. He’d like that, I’m sure. Sounds like he needs someone to talk to.”


“I didn’t mean anything by that—”


“Completely fine,” Leo said. “No worries. But I should go catch up with Gordy before he tries to hitchhike home or something.”


“Yeah, sure, of course,” Mandy said, already backing away. Regret was written all over her face. “Please don’t mention any of this to Jeff. I can’t help but feel like I wasn’t supposed to say anything.”


Leo shrugged. “Why would I? If he wanted to talk to me about it, he would have.” He waved. “Thank you again. Good luck with it all.”


He didn’t look back when she called, “You, too!”


Chapter 33