Leighton comes back home late at night after working for long hours. He closes the door carefully in order not to wake up anyone. He takes off his jacket and hangs it before changing into slippers and walking to the living room. He widens his eyes when he spots Madeline on the couch. "Mum?" he raises an eyebrow. "Why are you sitting here in the darkness? Are you sick again?" he turns on the light to check on his mother, and he sees her puffy eyes. She's been crying.
Leighton's chest tightens because he's rarely seen her like that. Even when he came back from the island she didn't try to show him her sadness because that's how she is, she always hides her emotions from the others.
"Mum, what's wrong?" he sits next to her and slides his arm around her shoulders. "Did something happen?"
