To Sir, with Love

by Lauren Layne

“Okay, if I tell you what’s going on, you have to promise not to lecture.” She makes a mock-wounded face. “If you care about me at all, you wouldn’t ask me to deny my true nature.”

Perhaps it’s because the cat is so indifferent that you love him so. There’s something irritatingly irresistible about someone who won’t give you the time of day…

“You’ve built it up so much in your head that you’re afraid the reality won’t measure up, so you keep everyone at arm’s length.

“Why in God’s name would you want to piece together your future?” May asks, sounding aghast. “Half the fun’s in not knowing.”