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When he wakes up on day two, Alex feels like a human being again. The crisis, at least for now, is past.
Zach and James kissed and the world didn’t end. Alex, meanwhile, didn’t combust from the horror of it. Or freeze at the feel of lips other than the ones he wants and doesn’t get to have anymore. And all things considered, Liam was more decent about the whole thing than Alex expected.
Alex may not feel in control of his world, but he feels capable. The thought of going for a second day without disaster in a new city is appealing. So is a proper breakfast and a foray to a bookstore. Since they’re shooting nights this week, he has his days to himself. In a city with an actual winter, Alex thinks he might even be able to remain unseen.
It doesn’t work. He left his beanie at Paul’s an
