“There. All ready for you.”
Alex gaped and his brain interpreted the sentence in a totally different way, causing him to stiffen in his pajama pants. Oh, God. Not now, please.
He pressed himself against the counter to hide his excitement and Daniel looked at him suspiciously.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah. Peachy.”
Daniel raised an eyebrow. “Yeah, I can see that,” he added, his voice dripping with sarcasm.” Anyway, here’s your lunch. Enjoy it.”
Alex raised his eyes and blinked.
“You’re not eating with me?”
“Alex, I already did. You’ve been sleeping all day.”
“Oh, okay.”
Alex was disappointed.
“I’m going to grade some tests. Yell if you need something.”
And there, as Daniel walked away from him, Alex felt a wave of sadness.
No. No, no, no, no. He couldn’t go on like this. He had to do
