AVA He had given me an evening full of joy around the city, sneaking with me to a boutique that's almost closed, watching me change into different dresses, and doing my hair for him. It was something I had never done for anyone. The look on his face, the photos he took of me, and his astounded comments, told me he was impressed. We bribed our way into casinos with fake IDs, and I even scored three thousand of my own, paying for the arcade games we played and the dinner we had on the rooftop after spotting some of Leigh's mates and then mine while we were hiding from the first batch. None of the groups spotted us running hand in hand away from them, but it was fun and exciting doing it with Leigh. The rooftop was strangely scanty; we had hidden there for a long time. We ate and lay on t

