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

When he spoke, however, his voice was clear, bright, and strong. “All right so, I have to apologize before we do anything else, Gordon. I should have pulled all this together well before now, but I’m about as organized as debris in a windstorm these days. And she sure did catch us off guard, didn’t she, son? Can you even believe what life throws at you when your back is turned? It’s not going to be the same without her, but I don’t have to tell you that, do I? Are you doing well?”


Gordy merely nodded. Leo wasn’t sure he’d have been able to pull together much more than that himself, let alone figure out which of those questions actually required answers and in what order.


“I knew this was going to be fairly easy,” the lawyer continued. “Which helps. I mean, it doesn’t help that I left you sitting on your hands with Belinda.” He stopped, looked up. “How’s she doing, by the way?”


“Good, good.” Gordy nodded. “So…there’s a problem?” His tone was level, but he squeezed Leo’s hand.


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