44: I see him in new light

ALAINA

How fast did time fly? It was almost disappointing that we'd gotten home in such a short period of time. Why wouldn't the days stretch longer?

Really. Why wouldn't it? We finally arrived at the apartment building and I stepped out of the car. There was a tense silence that lingered and took my breath with it.

The mood between us had shifted for some reason, and it was stronger, tenser than I remembered it to be. My view of Alexander had shaped into something more.

It wasn't outright disgust anymore, there were now parts of me that actually were curious about the kind of man that he really was.

If I'd been mistaken about him all along. If I'd misunderstood him. He walked silently behind me, I almost couldn't hear his footsteps.

His prying eyes were like pins grazing my skin. I didn't need to turn to know that I was being gawked at. Alexander was generous with his stare.

I wanted to look at him too and the compliment from earlier today still sat at the roof of my mouth. I wante