"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 lost

off to Curtis' liquor cabinet to grab a few whiskeys, chugging them down.

was out for the evening and came home late, immediately noticing the

covered him with a fleece blanket in case he caught

the family cat perched on the back

the bedroom and whispered, "Did something upset him?" Loosening

Leanne asked, "Does he have a crush on

chuckled. "Can't

responded, "Tell

a thing for your

was just a younger, slightly less confident version of Joy. Could it be a love-hate relationship with Joy? That

me again?" she preferred to

together, smiling helplessly. "Why would I lie? You can't see it, but that's why

how he once claimed he was chasing Joy

are so

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