A real shoe in

[Leith Hawthorne]

He shouldn't want them to leave, he knew it was wrong, but part of this whole thing was rather...uncomfortable. And that part was a cute blonde he used to have a bit of a crush on. Then she...changed, or whatever had happened exactly.

Leith breathed out slowly in relief when Atlas said they had to get back. Meanwhile, his sister nodded with a smile of understanding. "Of course. You're both welcome any time, and if you need help with anything...please, let us know?" Melena was always trying to be helpful, despite how much they themselves had to deal with.

When Atlas acknowledged him, his smile returned, and he nodded as well. "Will do! I'll be in touch." And he meant it. The Marston probably didn't understand how much this meant to him.

Then the siblings prepared to leave, he met Octavia's gaze when she looked to him. Perhaps he should have looked away, or shown some sort of emotion, but Leith honestly didn't know how to react. So, he simply watched her mount the horse behind her brother before he finally turned away; heading back towards the house with Melena...who eventually shoved him after a long moment of silence. She was clearly wondering what that was about.

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