He felt her eyes on him and looked up, smiling when he saw her. A smile that put the sun to shame. He pushed off the wall and walked over to her. Without hesitating he kissed her on the cheek, his hand lingering on her side. He smelled like he showered and put on some cologne, he smelled fantastic.
“How was work?” He asked as they walked down the street a bit so that the people in the restaurant could not see them through the windows.
“It was work. Mrs. Malone only lectured at me for two of six hours I was there,” Alex smiled as she leaned against him.
“Honestly, someone needs to lecture you,” James smiled down at her, but his eyes were sad. He pushed the hair out of her face and blocked her from the autumn wind.
“So, where are you heading?” Alex asked him, pushed away from him and putting a …show more content…
James reached out and pulled her against him, his lips finding hers as if they had been kissing for years. It was slow and it was passionate and it was heartbreaking. Alex gripped onto his jacket and kissed him back. She wanted him to know all the things that she was thinking and feeling, but never told him. She needed him to know that she loved him without her ever saying the words.
“Take care of yourself,” James voice shook when they broke apart. “I know that you have people looking out for you, but I won’t be one of them.”
“I’ll do my best,” Alex laughed a little as she smoothed down the wrinkles that she caused in his jacket. “Take care of yourself too. You won’t have me keeping you out of trouble.”
That made James laugh, an actual laugh that started in his stomach. Alex joined in and wiped the tears off her cheeks. She looked up at him and the way that he was looking at her almost broke her heart. Those eyes that had been so dead before were so expressive now.
“Here,” Alex said on impulse as she handed out her IPod and charger to him.
“Why are you giving me this?” James asked as she dropped it into his
“How was work?” He asked as they walked down the street a bit so that the people in the restaurant could not see them through the windows.
“It was work. Mrs. Malone only lectured at me for two of six hours I was there,” Alex smiled as she leaned against him.
“Honestly, someone needs to lecture you,” James smiled down at her, but his eyes were sad. He pushed the hair out of her face and blocked her from the autumn wind.
“So, where are you heading?” Alex asked him, pushed away from him and putting a …show more content…
James reached out and pulled her against him, his lips finding hers as if they had been kissing for years. It was slow and it was passionate and it was heartbreaking. Alex gripped onto his jacket and kissed him back. She wanted him to know all the things that she was thinking and feeling, but never told him. She needed him to know that she loved him without her ever saying the words.
“Take care of yourself,” James voice shook when they broke apart. “I know that you have people looking out for you, but I won’t be one of them.”
“I’ll do my best,” Alex laughed a little as she smoothed down the wrinkles that she caused in his jacket. “Take care of yourself too. You won’t have me keeping you out of trouble.”
That made James laugh, an actual laugh that started in his stomach. Alex joined in and wiped the tears off her cheeks. She looked up at him and the way that he was looking at her almost broke her heart. Those eyes that had been so dead before were so expressive now.
“Here,” Alex said on impulse as she handed out her IPod and charger to him.
“Why are you giving me this?” James asked as she dropped it into his