Gage’s POV
He stood there in front of me with that cute neighbor next door look to him, his chest glistening with a fine sheen of sweat from whatever he had been doing. His grandma rambled on in front of us, oblivious from why both of us had stopped and how time seemed to have stood still.
He broke our silence first, talking over his grandma and making her pause mid sentence. “Hello…” he gave me a half smile, taking me in.
“Hey.” I gave a half wave back, making him smile.
His grandma finally focused on us then, taking us in. “Nix’s stars……” she put her hand over her heart, smiling brightly. “Well if isn’t this a wonderful birthday present for me!” She beamed, making me do a quick intake of breath. “My baby’s found his other half.”
Peter stepped forward a little to me, appraising me an
