The ride back to the house was quiet. Alex hadn’t said or even looked at me ever since the bar. Pulling into his parking spot Alex killed the engine. Neither of us moved to get out. We sat there in silence. I could feel Alex wanting to say something but was stopping himself.
“Alex I know tonight didn’t go as planned. I know that after my incident back there it’s going to be a long time before I’m let back out. I wanted to thank you. Tonight may not have been romantic or relaxed but I had a really great time. Just being able to be close and actually talk to you. It meant a lot to me.” He still didn’t move an inch. He just sat there staring out the windshield. Letting out a deep sigh I reached for the door handle. “Well I’m going to sit in the library for a bit before going to bed. Have a
