Chapter 14

Emma

Tonight has been incredible. We have laughed and flirted all through the food. We ordered way too much and there were a lot of leftovers but Alex asked for a doggy bag and ended up with a whole bag full.

He’s been a true gentleman to me all evening and I don’t ever remember a time where I’ve been treated this way, even down to the small things like opening the car door for me and the restaurant door. No one has ever done that for me before and it honestly felt incredible.

“Do you mind a little detour?” we are walking along the sidewalk when Alex suddenly stops and I almost topple over him.

“Sure, I don’t mind.” he graces me with his beautiful smile before slipping his hand into mine and interlocking our fingers before pulling me down a narrow road and towards an alleyway.

“A lot of homeless people sleep down here. I come here once or twice a week and drop off some food for them. It seemed wrong to leave this food to go to waste. If we had le