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

just clean the

felt way better, like a weight

back to the cave wearing Alexander's jacket. He'd already started

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

close but not too far,

summed up their relationship-familiar

quiet, except for some bird calls outside, reminding them they were deep in the

over politely, and the awkward

her, her face half-hidden

suddenly said, breaking

"What?" Quinn replied.

looked like he had something to say, but after a moment, he just

against the stone

The firelight flickered on

she looked away, staring at the dark