"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..."

making him look

milk for him. He refused to drink it, instead darting off to Curtis' liquor cabinet to grab a few whiskeys, chugging them down. After finishing, he collapsed

noticing the strong smell of alcohol and the lean

with a fleece blanket in case he caught

cat perched on the back of the sofa, keeping

was about to head to bed when she heard Curtis' car pull up. She exited the bedroom and whispered, "Did something upset him?" Loosening his tie, Curtis glanced over and guessed

Leanne asked, "Does he have a

chuckled. "Can't you

responded, "Tell

a thing for

to be at each other's throats all the time, and Selina was just a younger, slightly less confident version of Joy. Could it be a love-hate relationship with

kidding me again?"

pinched her lips together, smiling helplessly. "Why would I lie? You can't see it, but

looked at Devin, passed out on the sofa, remembering how he once claimed he was chasing Joy just for fun, only to

Joy and Austin are so good together.

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