Chapter 28

“Can we go in now?” Alex said in my ears.

“Hmmm.” I murmured, giving what he had said some thought.

While I had forgiven him for how he treated me the day before, that didn’t mean I was going to be quick to forget all I had seen today.

But I threw that in the back of my mind and allowed him to lead me to his room.

We laid on the soft mattress, the familiar scent enveloping me as soon as I laid on it, and I sighed in bliss. It was like receiving a warm hug after a long day.

I laid my head on Alex's chest, and we stayed still, listening to the noise of the cricket while we waited for sleep to come.

“Alex.” I suddenly called out.

“Hmm?” He murmured in my hair. I almost forgot what I wanted to say as he began to stroke my hair.

I had to ask him the question that had been lingering in my mind, but I didn’t know how to approach it. I knew that if I left it to be, it was going to continue nagging my mind until I gave up and asked, so it was better to get it done.

“Why do you have so many pic