I wasn't expecting his visit, but when Crew showed up at the door of Petunia's that night, I let him in without a word, not even thinking about it when I led him downstairs to my apartment before stopping to consider what doing so might imply.

Blushing.

He didn't comment on our location, though, crouching to scratch Petunia's ears while he spoke.

"I wanted to check on you," he said, "after today's excitement."

Crew had been oddly kind and ...