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When we arrive at Asher's, we first make ourselves the hot chocolate we bought on the way here.

When I suggested adding coconut milk, Asher was initially skeptical, but in the end he had to admit that the light coconut flavor mixed with the chocolate was incredibly delicious.

"Where are your parents?" I ask him after we've made ourselves comfortable on the small sofa in his room.

As I wished, I am lying in his arms, a blanket pulled over us and the hot chocolate in my hand.

"They're visiting my mother's cousin in Cleveland."

"And you didn't want to come?"

He shakes his head. "No, her son is...