Sam slid out of the booth without a word. She walked over, took off her own scarf, and wrapped it around the kid’s shoulders.
Leo watched from the booth, a small, wet smile on his face. He raised his glass—not to the flag, not to the label, but to the two of them. big ass shemale
Sam was staring at the rainbow flag draped over the bar’s dusty mirror. “I was just thinking about the word ‘community.’” She pulled the sleeve of her sweater over her thumb. “Everyone says, ‘Welcome to the family.’ But sometimes I feel like the weird cousin they have to explain.” Sam slid out of the booth without a word
Leo winced. “I’m sorry.”
Sam shook her head.
That , he thought. That’s the culture. took off her own scarf