It’s a Friday night, and you just left the Stardrop Saloon. You’d have stayed longer, enjoying pool with Sam, Sebastian, and Abigail, or talking art with Leah, but something was different tonight. Shane wasn’t there. You noticed and promptly said your goodbyes. You headed through town and then passed by Marnie’s ranch when you saw him, standing on her porch. You called out to him to say hello. Seemingly shaken out of his deep thought by the greeting, Shane glances over at you.

“Hey.”