Heron Lake Plateau home is where your heart is

"No! It's, no, it's okay," Eljay said with an awkward grin while he tried to control himself. He was glad when Wildfire said she would leave, though he also felt anxious that she might be leaving him because she thought he was a big freak weirdo. He frowned at Wildfire and said, "Okay, I'm sorry, I uh, I'll see you later. I'd love to meet them." Eljay smiled at Wildfire, though it was clear he was still a rather panicky state of mind. Surely Wildfire hated him and would never want him to meet her children or see him ever again, because he was acting like such a loser. But she was just leaving, so Eljay kept telling himself that he could control his emotions for another five minutes, surely...