The message machine was blinking when I got home. Feeling like a teenager, I activated it quickly, hoping for a message from Sid.

It was Tiara. Wishing me happy holidays. Called her.

"Cory's back for the holidays. We're talking about living together." She sounded really happy.

I told her that I had written Sid.

"I wrote him and told him that I loved him, but he hasn't called," I said.

"He knows you love him." she said. "Tell him that you want to see him, spend time with him, talk about the future. That is what he does not know."

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