ALEXANDER’S POV
We lay tangled on the couch, bare skin against bare skin, the room dim and quiet except for the hum of the ceiling fan. I pressed a soft kiss to her shoulder, then reached for the throw blanket on the armrest, draping it over us as I wrapped my arm around her waist.
"Where were you today, babe?" I asked softly, my lips brushing the back of her neck.
She let out a breath, her fingers gently tracing circles on my forearm. "I went to the beach for a bit... just to clear my head. And then I stopped by a few colleges to see if I qualify to go back."
I lifted my head, surprised. "You want to go to college?"
She smiled faintly. "Yeah. It's always been a dream of mine."
I shifted so I could see her face better. “I didn’t know that.”
She nodded, her smile fading a litt
