Roy drove his uncle back to his house. When they approached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned to face Alan.

“I want you to explain everything to her, carefully, because as it is, she is already mad at the fact that we aren’t humans… I want her so badly, but I don’t want to scare her away. I’m willing to go at her own pace, no matter how long it takes.” he explained to his uncle, who gave his shoulder a light squeeze, to assure him that everything would be fine.

Alan could now tell that what was eating Roy up was the fear of rejection. The fear of...