Cream and Sugar novel

---- 34. The Part With Alex She was embarrassed yet again and I smiled at her so she knew it was fine. "It's fine, beer is good, so have more if you want." The brunette smiles at me, "Okay, this is totally out of the blue, but I have actually liked you immensely ever since I started the internship a month ago." I gave her a nod and I couldn't help but chuckle from her confession , "Really?

Since day one?" Alex nods from my question , "Well, I guess that's flattering to know." I manage to finish my glass. I was supposed to be one- hundred percent focused with the date. Alex was terrific , despite her awkward and reserve character , and her ability to be embarrassed about everything . She was all right.

"A-and I don't expect you to reciprocate my feelings, you know," She says all blushy and high from the beer, "I know you must date a lot of people." I'ma little relieved she felt that way, I was feeling jammed in a corner and I didn't want to say I felt the same while lying. "I know you must date a lot, too. With your pretty face, I think you can get anyone you like." ---- Alex snorted a laugh. It was a little adorable, but I kept thinking about Cameron's laugh.

"Well, not a lot, just the occasional casual sex." My eyebrows shot up in surprise. I didn't exactly know how to respond to what she said. Luckily , she takes a big swig off her beer, and she doesn't see my surprised expression . "I can imagine." I say simply, not expecting a confession like that from Alex. "Let's get out of here." She says, clutching my cardigan closer to her skin. Still not over with her confession earlier, I just nod. 1 paid for the food and made sure I finished my beer.

When we were outside , she took my arm and I gave her a smile. I hailed a cab and aided her inside, "It was great spending time with you, Alex. I'll uh, I'll call you." Before I could shut the door, she takes my hand and makes a frown face. "Can you at least take me home? I feel really drunk." I let out a breath and then stepped inside the car. I tried not to let the 'occasional casual sex' comment earlier shake me up. I was a slut in college - untrue, I was loyal with Pam.

But I guess it's perfectly normal, nothing to be turned off about. Alex scooched over to me and she started kissing my ear. Oh my god, I thought to myself. This isn't the ---- Alex I know! My mind protested, but what exactly did I know about her? I politely move away from her but she kept on coming in. She was drunk, I am sure of it. I catch the cab driver looking at us from his rearview mirror and I had to wince at my situation . Moments later, Alex's hand started stroking my leg.

"A-Alex," I whisper , moving away once more, "s-sorry, I'm just, uhm..." When I expressed my disinterest , she snapped into the embarrassed , awkward version of Alex again. "O- oh. I'm so sorry, g-god. S-sorry." "]-it's alright," I say as I started to wipe her saliva off my ear, "I'll take you home. You're just drunk." Alex frowns again, but she nods in agreement . Was she always like this? Was this how her casual sex always started?

She laid her head against my shoulder as we rode off to her place. After twenty minutes , the cab driver stopped and I paid for her fare. I aided her out and she took my arm again. "Walk me up?" She asks all so innocently again. I gave her a solemn nod and we both silently walked inside an old building. Her apartment was three floors up, she says, and we take the elevator up to it. She pulls to a stop in front of a green door, an embossed ' 31C' was on it. "So, this is me." Alex says and I manage to nod."