"Oh…" It was like he just got the wind knocked out of him. He was expecting the possibility of rejection, but he still didn’t expect it to hurt this much. He looked down, trying not to look so disappointed. The last thing he wanted was to make Leon feel guilty.
"That’s fine…"
Leon unfortunately did notice how disappointed Marcus was, and felt even worse for what he thought was a simple rejection. It wasn't supposed to be this complicated. It was just casual flirting, not an opening to be romantic with someone that mated for life.
"Look, I'm sorry, but," he started, not sure on how he was going to finish the sentence.















