"All done," Devin said, "Alright, you can head back now."

"Watch out for the roadworks on your way home," Austin said before leading Joy back to their place.

Joy looked back to see Devin standing still in the nearby streetlight, giving off an odd vibe.

She waved at Devin, who lazily waved back, waiting for them to walk away before he turned to leave.

...

Shortly after Leanne had moved into what they jokingly called Leanne's Castle, she found someone on her doorstep late one night after dinner with colleagues.

Scattered around him were empty beer bottles, his head buried in his arms, seemingly asleep.

As Leanne approached to wake him, Devin lifted his head and mumbled, "Leanne..."

were red, making him look like a

drink it, instead darting off to Curtis' liquor cabinet to

was out for the evening and came home late, immediately noticing the strong smell of alcohol and the lean figure sprawled on

cold. Leanne covered him with a fleece blanket in case he caught a

family cat perched on the back of the sofa,

to head to bed when she heard Curtis' car pull up. She exited the bedroom and

"Does he have

"Can't

Leanne responded, "Tell

got a thing

was just a younger, slightly less confident version of Joy. Could it be a

me again?" she

smiling helplessly. "Why would I lie? You can't see

on the sofa, remembering how he once claimed he was chasing Joy just for fun, only to end

are so

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