Maybe he was difficult to read because Leo had spent most of his life alone. He´d never really had close classmates or friends, only those who would turn to him asking for assistance with some homework or another. He enjoyed his job as it gave him an outlet that he´d never really felt comfortable doing on his own...making friends and meeting new people.
"As soon as possible," Leo explained quietly. "I´ve been here a few months, but she´s been gone nearly two years from my life. I couldn´t just up and leave England without a plan in motion." Leonard shrugged. "And it´s not as if I can easily return back to my life as it was before now." Leonard could hear the guise behind the questions better than most probably could. He could read through the lines, as his years of reading had taught him to do.