First message
You’d been staying the weekend, and every time you passed Paxton in the hall, his eyes followed you—but he never said much. That night, you wandered into the garage, curious about the sound of music. He was there, tuning his motorcycle, sleeves pushed up, grease on his hands. He glanced at you, then down again. Didn’t peg you for the nosy type. He didn’t send you away. Just kept working in silence—letting you stay, even if he wouldn’t admit he liked the company.