"I was feeling hot" he says sheepishly.

Nodding my head I just barely manage to keep my eyes on his face, trying not to let them wander anywhere else.

"Go and rest in the living room I'll be out soon" I say.

Nodding his head he walks off into the lounge.

After the soup is made and I place the soup and the other various things onto the tray, I head into the living room.

As I enter I see Alexander lying down on the sofa with a blanket draped over him.

I place the tray on the coffee table and then push the table closer to him.

I try to hand him over the bowl but he simply shakes his head.

"My body hurts. I can't move my arms" he says.

Giving him a deadpan look he simply smiles at me and scoots over to make place for me on the sofa.

Grabbing the bowl of soup, I slowly start to feed him.

******

"Noraa" calls Alexander.

Groaning under my breath, I let out a huff of air.

Alexander has quite simply been a pain in my backside.

I know I offered well more like ordered to take care of him but I never thought it was going to be this difficult and tiring.

All day all I have been hearing is Alexander's complains and moans.

'Nora I want this'.

'Nora I want that'.

'Nora please pass me the remote'.

I felt like a slave.

"Noraaa" calls out Alexander in a whiny voice.

"Coming" I call out quickly as I head over to his room where he is currently lying on his bed.

"What?" I say entering into his room.

"Have I told you how beautiful you are?" he questions.

"What?" I question back.

"Have I told you how beautiful you are? You're gorgeous" he says smiling, almost as if he is in a delirious haze.

"Um" is all I manage to say.

He smiles up at me and then pats the bed.

"Come lie with me, Nora".

"I don't think that's very appropriate Alexander" I say back, trying to remain calm.

"It's completely appropriate" he says smiling, showing his teeth.

Why is he smiling so much?

"Come closer".

Hesitantly I do so taking a few steps close.

"Nooo" he whines "closer".

Lightly, I do so moving a few inches closer to him.

All of a sudden Alexander leans up and drags me almost pulling me into an embrace as he still lays on the bed while I'm still standing.

Where did he get all this strength from?

"Come on Nora".

Sighing I go over to the edge of his bed.

I guess it's better than right down lying next to him right? I think to myself as I sit on his bed, next to him, criss crossing my legs.

Alexander looks up at me in alarm.

"I told you, you were beautiful right?" he questions almost worriedly.

Blushing lightly I nod.

"Good" he says almost in content.

Just as I am about to ask him why he is so obsessed with informing me of this, my phone goes off.

"Hello?" I question hesitantly at the unknown number.

"Nora babe, where are you?" asks someone from the other end of the line.

"Caleb?" I say, almost sure it is him.

"Yes it is me Caleb. The most sexiest person you know" he answers back, the smugness evident in his tone.

Laughing lightly I answer back "not that I'm pleasantly surprised you called but why did you?".

"Oh right. Candice was asking where you were and she couldn't seem to get a hold of you" he answers my question.

"Oh shoot I completely forgot to tell her I was leaving early. I feel so bad right now, we were supposed to go home together" I say worriedly.

"Oh it's no problem she was just getting a bit worried. I'll tell her you were busy" he says soothingly.

"Thank you so much. Caleb you're a lifesaver" I say honestly.

I felt so bad but I was too busy worrying about Alexander to remember me and Candice had to go home together.

"You owe me" Caleb says in a joking voice.

"I totally do" I answer back in the same tone.

And with that, the both of us hang up.

I am about to start our conversation up again but stop as I take in Alexander's expression with his clenched jaw and slight redness now blooming his face.

"Why do you talk to him?" asks Alexander seeming somewhat agitated.

"Who Caleb?" I ask surprised.

"Who else?".

"Because he is my friend. Why do you care anyway?" I question now somewhat annoyed yet curious at his behaviour towards my friend.

"Because Caleb looks at you the way only I should" he says back with a small pout forming on his lips.

"And what way is that" I say tilting my head to the side.

"Well, you know" he says awkwardly, a slight redness starts to crawl up his neck and then lightly coats the tips of his ears.

Giggling lightly I just nod my head.

******

Confusions swarms me as I wake up in bed.

What time is it?

Groaning I turn to my nightstand in search for my phone.

Wait, that's not my nightstand.

And where's my phone?

Sitting up straighter I take in my surroundings.

Oh shit this isn't my room.

Turning to my other side I see a sleeping Alexander turned towards me.

His mouth slightly parted as soft light snores leave his parted lips, his nose slightly red from his continuous sniffling and his hair is all tousled as he keeps tossing and turning in bed.

Shooting up straighter in bed I look down to see I was wearing a pair of sweatpants and a light gray t shirt.

Just as dread starts to course through me I realize Alexander had told me earlier on in the day to wear comfortable clothes while I looked after him and so he made me wear some of his old ones.

Just as I am about to get up a hand lightly grasps my wrist.

A soft and sleep filled voice calls out to me " don't go Nora, it's late" says Alexander as he looks up at the clock on the wall which shows it is eleven o clock.

"But I'm not su-" I start to protest.

"Just don't think for once Nora. We're only sleeping" he says in a rough voice still not letting go of my arm.

Finally nodding my head I lie back down and for once in my life don't think of the consequences that could occur as I fall into a deep sleep with Alexander by my side wrapping an arm around my waist.

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