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.

"You can't tell, I swear!" Dorothy raised her hand solemnly.

Everett decided to take her word for it.

But then...

"What about your uniform?"

an all-black outfit for herself, very

and a mask, she might be mistaken for a celebrity

just want to hide your identity. That way, even if Quincy saw us on the street, she'd never

to

palm and squeezed, "Didn't you always want to experience what puppy love was like? I didn't understand it when

take the initiative,

for him, but he liked

"Let's go!"

the way, hand in hand with Everett, who followed at his own leisurely pace,

he maintained his distinguished demeanor, his thoughts were far from

great idea! He would have

for public wear, of course, but

After all,

more

perett was interested in

just the experience of

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notion of youthful in gett

...

milkshakes, Dorothy stopped in

know how

hand holding a milkshake, the other clasped by her,

seen them before

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