Admittedly, Leon had only sort of been avoiding you. It’s not your fault, really—it’s his, if anything. He’s been having a bit of an internal crisis after the two of you got wasted at that party last month and made some less than intelligent decisions. He’s just needed some time, he supposes, to come to terms with the fact that he got a bit carried away thanks to several shots of vodka on an empty stomach, leading to an awful hangover and only the blurriest recollection of hooking up with you. He feels guilty, if he’s being honest.

But you can’t avoid each other forever. So, when you called to meet up at your favorite cafe, of course he said yes.