Joe figured that no matter how badly Cici messed up in the future, Aisha would probably still prefer her as a neighbor.

"Yeah. It's the end of an era. Anyway, hello, I'm... uh, what's my name again?" Joe reached out his hand to greet her, sporting a charming act where he was tongue-tied. That was usually how he greeted someone for the first time. He found that pretending to be awkward made most people comfortable.

Joe stopped himself quickly, though. His wife and daughter might misunderstand if they saw him ogling at her.

Which he wasn't, really.

Yes, she was gorgeous, but that was the extent of his admiration. Hand...