Love Unspoken

Chapter 1185

Quinn stared intently at him.

Alexander got up, leaf in hand, and plopped down next to her.

Quinn, still waiting for him to do something with the leaf, asked, "You ready?"

"Ready for what?" he asked.

Quinn's brow furrowed. "Aren't you gonna blow the leaf or something?"

Alexander looked confused and asked, "When did I say I was gonna blow the leaf?"

"So, what are you gonna do?" Quinn asked, getting impatient.

"Check this out," Alexander said, holding the leaf up.

She squinted at it under the firelight. The scratches on the leaf had tiny gaps that the firelight filled, making a picture.

"What is this supposed to be?" she asked.

"It's you," Alexander said. "Pretty cool, right?"

and examined it again. It looked like a kid's doodle from kindergarten-hair, a face, eyes, and a mouth, all super abstract.

it count?"

twenty minutes waiting for this, especially since it was supposed

the leaf back at

her wrist and pulled

balance and fell back into her

his face. "Don't be mad. I was just messing

out another leaf and held it

like her, a profile view. The firelight made it almost

at Alexander, her anger

you," he

away.

"Really?" he asked.

she said, louder this

leaf back in his pocket. "Guess I'll

glanced back at

and Quinn felt

carve a picture of myself for you. That'd be more memorable." Quinn

a woman says no, she means yes," Alexander said

"I really don't want

serious. "A few days ago, when you were on top of