Alvin watched with a smile as little Ginny cheered Julie up, despite her face being a complete mess. Julie was soon beaming, and had completely forgotten her embarrassment.
This adorable little girl had maxed out her Friendship skill.
As long as they weren't enemies, little Ginny was always happy to show her enthusiasm and make people smile.
Unless someone was particularly twisted or in an especially foul mood, it was hard to dislike this seemingly harmless, innocent little girl—especially when her dad was the Manhattan Axe...
Watching little Ginny giggle as she pulled Julie along and shared her "makeup secrets," Alvin crooked a finger at Zack and said, "Hey, kid, get over here!
Tell me how you managed to land such a great girl as Julie."
Zack had been fooling around with Richard. With Nick jeering at him, he scratched his head and walked over to Alvin. The bear of a man gave an awkward, good-natured smile and said, "I don't know. It just happened after that Wolves championship game...
Julie and I sat together, and we talked a lot about the past and the future."
As he spoke, Zack glanced at Julie. He rarely got shy, but now he scratched his bald head and said, "I don't know. It's just that, when you find out a girl's been through pretty much the same things you have, and has pretty much the same ideas about the future...
You know, it just kind of happens!
I'm not sure how it all came about, either. After the game that day, we went back to Hell's Kitchen together and had a few drinks. Then I realized, well, Julie is Warmth. She's the kind of girl I've been looking for..."
Alvin gazed at the big man with admiration. Ever since Zack had met Old