FAYE
I stood outside Alexander’s room door for what felt like an eternity, rehearsing the words in my head. It was ridiculous that I had to practice something so ordinary...asking to get a job...but with Alexander, nothing was ever as simple as it should be.
Still, this mattered to me. More than I wanted to admit, even to myself.
I raised my hand to knock, let it fall back down, then raised it again. Finally, I knocked before I could talk myself out of it.
The door opened, and there he was, standing...wearing some casual outfit like he didn't plan to go to work today. “Faye, do you need something?” he asked.
“I want to talk to you about something,” I said quickly before I lost my nerve.
He gave a small nod and stepped aside to let me in. I walked in, trying to calm the nervous flutt
