Love Unspoken

Chapter 1181

Quinn's face went all awkward again. She mumbled, "You go in first."

Alexander gave her a lazy look, as if to say, "Really? What haven't I seen already?"

They stood there for a sec, but then Alexander shrugged and walked into the cave.

He came back with a bedsheet, ripped off a piece, and handed it to her like a makeshift towel.

Quinn took it and muttered, "Thanks."

No matter what, he did help her out. It was just the two of them, so she figured she'd try to keep things chill to avoid any drama.

"No problem," Alexander said, heading back into the cave. After a few steps, he turned around and added, "If you need anything, just holler."

He probably said that a million times, but this time he actually meant normal help. Still, Quinn's mind went straight to the gutter.

Her face went stiff, and she pretended not to hear him, focusing on washing the cloth strip.

until it got dark, then stripped down and gave herself a quick

she could just clean the pit a few

she felt way better, like

to the cave wearing Alexander's jacket. He'd already started a fire, and the

too big, reaching her knees, making her look like a kid

too close but not too far, making things kinda

pretty much summed

a word. The cave was dead quiet, except for some bird calls outside, reminding them they were deep in the mountains. Alexander dropped the twig he was fiddling with, got

politely, and the

to look at her, her face

suddenly said,

"What?" Quinn replied.

to say, but after a moment, he just

leaned back against the stone wall

glanced at him. The firelight flickered on his face, showing a

looked away, staring at