Lefty didn\'t flinch at the contact. Ami wasn\'t making him nervous tonight, which was good, because he would not have been much consolation to her as an enormous horse skeleton. The last time she\'d been this physically close, she had been on fire, rolling loose waves of such intense heat that Lefty had flinched from her. All of her fires were out tonight, though. He was comfortable with her, and more than a little honored that she was sharing this vulnerability with him.
It made them even. After all, Ami knew of at least one way to render Lefty absolutely helpless. They had shared each others\' weaknesses. In a way, it made them better friends than just sharing their joy. Or it did in Lefty\'s mind, anyway. He\'d had many friendly acquaintances over the years, but few true friends. "I would offer you some sage advice in regards to that, but I don\'t think I have anything that wouldn\'t sound like a hallmark card except for this: it generally is. No matter how it ends, it\'s better for you to have at least done it once. The, uh, the love thing," he clarified, blinking, in case he hadn\'t been clear. "Everyone should try it once. I recommend, for you, at least twice, Boss."