I awoke to find Alex sitting beside me and going through messages on his phone.
When he noticed I was awake, he smiled and put the phone on the nightstand. “Good morning.”
“Morning.
“How do you feel?”
Like I just made a huge mistake. “I’m fine.”
“Do you remember when I kissed you the night we went out drinking?”
“Yeah, I remember it. I’m surprised you remember it.”
He laughed. “I had to drink to get the courage to actually make a move on you.”
“Why?”
“Because I was scared. I thought for sure you’d shoot me down, and you kind of did.”
“I didn’t shoot you down.”
“You wouldn’t come up to my apartment with me.”
“You were drunk!”
“I wasn’t that drunk.”
“You almost fell into traffic!”
He shrugged. “I knew you’d make sure I got home safely, and you did.” He became quiet for a momen
