Things were finally looking up, Topher thought as they got out of the truck and into the hotel lobby. He was tired, he wanted nothing more than to take a shower, but for some reason, he felt… fulfilled. He wasn’t even completely sure if that was the word he would use, but there was this light feeling in his chest that he hadn’t really felt since he’d come to Mariner’s Bay. In fact, he’d probably never felt it in his whole life. There was just something about that day that made his usually vacant heart begin to fill with warmth; and for once, his smiles weren’t just out of politeness, used to charm, or plastered on his face because that was his brand.
It was probably because he got to spend long hours with James. Even though they mostly spent them working, James kept checking up on him, gi
