"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..."

him look like a

up some 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 on the couch, covering his eyes with

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

covered him with a fleece

on the back of the sofa, keeping a

car pull up. She exited the bedroom and whispered, "Did something upset him?" Loosening his

asked, "Does he have

"Can't you

responded,

smiled. "He's got a thing for

thought had never crossed Leanne's mind. Devin and Joy seemed 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

you kidding me again?" she

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

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

Joy and Austin are so good together.

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