Asa was definitely an interesting character. I couldn't help wishing him all the luck in the world following his talk with the character that he had labeled and thought of as "Pizza Guy". Instead, he sees a man across the room...and he can't believe his eyes, and not just because the guy is good looking, but because ASA KNOWS HIM. It's Stuart, who was Asa's neighbor when he was a kid. Of course, that makes Stuart at least 20 years older that Asa. Stuart remembers watching Asa run through his flower beds as a kid, and Asa remembers that Stuart always had time to talk to him when no one else did, and never yelled at him about the flower beds. The age difference doesn't stop either of them, but it certainly slowed things down and created a great deal of careful thought about how they felt now about one another. I liked seeing Asa grow and Stuart accept his own needs and realize that Asa did need him, and want him, exactly as he is. ( )