He. Looked. Fierce!

As he studied the man in the mirror, drinking in the steep transformation, his chest panged. His heart fluttered. And for the first time that night, a smile of anticipation curved his lips.

He was ready. He was ready, and he was finally feeling the excitement. Vibrations woke beneath his flesh, tingling in such a way that he felt as though he was floating on the back of a cloud, and his eyes had awakened; they gleamed and sparkled with their old radiance.

Who knew that one of Summer's makeovers was all it took?

"Hurry up!" Summer called into him. "The cab's almost here."

Pursing his lips,...