Chapter 3

I went on and on, "You quit smoking for my sake. Every morning, you prepare breakfast for me. When you're drunk, you always come to me for a kiss. You can't fall asleep unless you're holding me. And in bed—"

"Stop!" Alex interrupted me, his face bright red. "That's enough."

"Oh." I swallowed my words with regret.

Ugh, what a pity. I still had a whole long spicy story I hadn't even started on yet.

His platinum blond hair was all tousled, and his studs glinted in the sunlight.

"All... all those things you said..." he stammered, "H-how could I…