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.

She waited until it got dark, then stripped down and

clean the

she felt way better, like a weight had been

the cave wearing Alexander's jacket. He'd already started a fire, and the warm light made him

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

down, not too close but not too far, making things

pretty much summed up

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

scooted over politely, and the

at her,

said, breaking the

"What?" Quinn replied.

he had something to say, but after a moment, he just said,

against the stone wall

The firelight flickered on his face, showing a hint

a bit, she looked away, staring at the dark sky outside