A New Year's Kiss (BoyxBoy)

34. No Need to Apologise

Jay

I looked at myself in the mirror and pulled at the collar of my shirt. It felt too tight.

"Would you stop messing up your collar like that! I've told you it fits perfectly." Mrs Finley came over and started straightening out my collar for probably the 5th time that morning.

I was wearing a black suit, white shirt and blue tie, ready for my court appearance. I knew it was just a formality but I was still nervous as hell. I felt like the judge would take one look at my case and question why I wasn't standing trial for something more serious, and then decide to go ahead with the other charges too.

I'd had many nightmares that ended with me being sent to prison.

"Are you ready?" Mr Finley asked

"Yes, I think so," I said, giving myself one last glance in the mirror.

I took a deep breath and left the house and climbed into the passenger seat of My Finley's car.

Time to get this over with.

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I walked out of Court and took in a deep breath of fresh air. It was so stuffy in there I thought I was going to pass out at one point.

I had been disqualified from driving for a year and I had to do 20 hours of community service.

Somehow it didn't feel real. How can I have got away with so little punishment?

I told Mr Finley not to wait for me and said I would catch the bus home. I knew that I would welcome the walk through town once it was over.

I turned round and started heading towards town when a familiar face made me freeze on the spot.

Alex was stood leaning against a wall looking directly at me.

His facial expression was blank so I didn't know what he was thinking.

Was he angry that I was still walking free? Or was he here waiting for me to thank him? Or was it just coincidence and he was actually waiting for someone else?

The whole time our eyes were locked and neither one of us looked away.

I slowly started making my way towards him. Part of me was drawn to him, the other part was screaming at me to run away.

"Hi," I said as soon as I was close enough for him to hear me. All of a sudden I felt nervous and shy. I'd never felt that way round Alex before.

He continued to stare at me, and I began to think he hadn't heard me when he suddenly stepped forwards towards me, his face full of intent, "Scotland?! Seriously, you moved to Scotland?!"

I grinned sheepishly at him, not quite sure where he was going with this.

"My dad lives up there," I said with a shrug.

"But you hate your dad," he said, narrowing his eyes at me.

"He's changed," I said, wondering why I felt like I was being interrogated.

Alex let out a snort. "People don't change!"

I felt a slight stab to my chest at his words, but I didn't let it show.

I just answered calmly, "I like to think they can."

Maybe he understood my double meaning as his scowl finally disappeared and his cheeks blushed slightly.

God, he was adorable.

Alex shifted round on his feet looking slightly uncomfortable.

"Anyway, I came here because I wanted to see you.....to apologise.....for how I treated you when I was in hospital......I was a bit of a shit really, but if it makes you feel any better, I was like that to everyone, not just you."