A Cold Splash of Reality

Leo stopped his tantrum, whipped his head around, and looked up at Julian, blinking. "Huh?"

'So what?' Leo wondered.

"You need to help me keep her here," Julian said, his face unreadable.

Leo just stared at him, unimpressed.

*****

Elara was on the phone with Victor, whose grandson had just been discharged from the hospital, and he wanted to invite her over for dinner tomorrow.

"Okay, I got it," El