His name left my lips hardly more than a whisper. My mind went completely blank as I stared at him. Was I seeing this correctly? Was he real? Was I already asleep? This had to be a dream. Slowly, a small smile crept across Alex’s lips as he stared back at me. The blue of his eyes twinkling, shining against the silver streaks of his suit. A suit he hadn’t worn tonight at the gala.
“Al, take some deep breaths,” he said, his voice always soothing me. He took the slightest step towards me, then hesitated as if he wasn’t sure what to do.
“I-I don’t understand,” I managed to stutter out, my voice failing me as it cracked. I raised my hands to cover my mouth and wiped away the overflowing tears. Alex’s face was stricken with guilt, like he didn’t know how to help me, and right now I wasn’t ev
