To fit into his school uniform, Everett had made a point of just washing his hair and letting it dry naturally, letting his thick, short locks fall where they may.

Standing there, he looked every bit the tall, graceful teenager he was pretending to be.

Soon, he'd sling his backpack over his shoulder, grab his textbooks, and head back to school to work on some assignments.

"Does wearing this make me look like I'm trying to be younger?" Everett played along with her fantasy of school uniform role-play, not even worried about bumping into a business associate while dressed like this.

"You're not pretending at all! Who would guess you're a dad of two?"

"Really? Can't tell?" Everett raised an eyebrow, taking a moment to check his reflection in the rearview mirror.

There was a difference, however slight, from his teenage years.

Back then, he was so innocent! The most he'd dared was a stealthy touch of a girl's fingertip while borrowing a pen.

And that would have his heart racing for an entire class period before calming down!

Now?

Well, now he was far from those innocent days.

tell, I swear!" Dorothy

to take her word for

But then...

"What about your uniform?"

all-black outfit

and a mask, she might be mistaken for a celebrity trying to go

identity. That way, even if Quincy saw us on the street, she'd never guess it was you and me." "Just to

to fulfill a

that, Dorothy placed her hand in Everett's palm and squeezed, "Didn't you always want to experience what puppy love was like? I didn't understand it when I was in my teens, but I do now. I hope

take the initiative, Everett

him, but he liked this side of

"Let's go!"

with Everett, who followed at his own leisurely pace, his eyes almost

demeanor, his thoughts were

idea! He would have to

but for private moments in

milkshakes, Dorothy stopped

know how

holding a milkshake, the other clasped by her,

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