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.

count?"

had wasted twenty minutes waiting for this, especially since it

the leaf back at

she stood up, Alexander grabbed her wrist and pulled her

fell back into her seat.

his face. "Don't be mad.

and held it

her, a profile view. The firelight made it

at Alexander, her

he said

turned away.

"Really?" he asked.

she said, louder

leaf back in his pocket. "Guess I'll

glanced back at

it, and Quinn felt too embarrassed to ask

"Maybe I should carve a picture of myself for you. That'd be more memorable." Quinn smirked. "No,

no, she means yes,"

"I really don't want

when you were