Scorpios don't like to be embarrassed. It stems from that childhood moment when you brought a present to a friend's birthday party that you thought was cool but left everyone else scratching their heads. It's haunted you since which is why you drop gifts off on the doorstep or send them by mail. Mercury retrograde in Leo on July 18th could harbinger a similar moment except this time it will hit closer to home. Your instinct will be to flee under cover of darkness, but stay put. You may discover that the thing you thought would humiliate you winds up endearing you to someone instead.