Unexpected Encounter

The Transition

Words in BOLD in between "quotation marks" represent thoughts of characters.
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James looked at Alex in confusion,

"Wait what? You're not, I don't know, mad? You should be getting as far away from me as possible!"

"I know I should... But... I... I still love you... I know it can't be easy to live the way you do... I know you may want to protect me by... Staying away...*tear rolls down cheek* You're still human, James... You need to be loved just as much as anyone else does... I'm not mad at you haha. You saved my life... Again.."

James didn't know what to say. He'd always been the outsider but for the first time in a long time, he felt like he belonged to someone.

"How could I be mad at the person who's shown me so much kindness?"

James still couldn't say anything. Her words were really picking at him.

"Do you still love me?"

Alex was trying really hard to hold back her tears, but despite her best efforts some still managed to escape.

"... Yes... Yes, I do."

Alex let out a sigh of relief and let some more of her tears drop. She was quite emotional with everything that had happened.

"Then don't leave me... Please don't leave me... I know I'm the one who ran away earlier and I realized how stupid that was... I just... I'm scared..."

At this point, the four of them were standing up. James, Alex, Crissy, and Dominic. James walked up to Alex and hugged her, who instantly let out the breath she was holding while waiting for James to say something.

"I won't leave you."

"*sniff* Promise?"

"I promise."

Crissy was at a loss for words so she didn't say anything, she didn't believe what James said even after seeing what she saw. She didn't want to believe it.

"I think... *sniff* I think I'm gonna move apartments haha."

They all laughed at that statement and stayed in some more silence. Crissy left the apartment, she clearly was upset with something. Dominic went after her but she didn't seem to want to talk to anyone at that time.

"Uhm.. C-can I.. move in w-with you?"

"Haha.. You don't need to ask!"

"Now that's a big step in your relationship! I'm proud o' ya Jombo!"

The next hour was spent packing the things Alex thought she was going to need to take with her.

"So... Who was that lady that was here earlier? The blonde one?"

"That was Karen, she was the one that set up the kit to transfer my blood to you. A good woman, she grew up in Russia until she turned twelve or thirteen and then moved to America, which is where I met her."

"Why was she so dry towards you?"

"'Coz he dated her sister, love. He also dated her some time before that haha!"

Alex was a little surprised to hear that but she didn't get deeper into the topic. Enough had been uncovered for one day. Soon after that, she was all done with everything she needed, three suitcases of things.
James took two cases with ease and Dominic took the other. It was plain to see he was having difficulty but he didn't want to admit it.

The ride to James's apartment was short, there was no elevator in his building so Dominic had an even harder time taking the suitcase to the last floor. It was 10:15 when they finally settled down. Dominic left after they put everything down and gave the two some privacy.

There was chinese takeout in the tiny fridge, they ate and talked. After eating James went and took a shower. He didn't take very long, seven minutes and he was done. He got out of the bathroom in a towel but didn't linger around for Alex to see him. Needless to say, Alex saw enough for her face to turn red with embarrassment. In her head, she thought to herself,

"Oh my God! he looks so hot like that... Those V lines *girly squirm*

... I'm... I'm wet again... What's wrong with me?!
Why can't I just do it? Harry's gone forever and nobody is going to hurt me while I'm with James... Then... Why?... Am I just not mentally prepared for sex?

Are those... Scars?"

Alex went and took her shower after James. She still felt amazing! All her sores and aches, just gone! She didn't know how long she had been in the shower, she didn't really care. Alex came out of the bathroom with a cute little shirt that showed off her belly button and panties, nothing else.

She went to the bedroom to go to bed but something was missing. She went to James's living room to see if she could find what it was she was missing to bring back to the room with her. Alex found him in long pants pyjamas and no shirt sitting on the couch, ready to sleep.

Shyly, Alex walked up to him and took James by the hand to lead him back to his room to sleep with her and keep her company. She went and laid down first on the perfectly small bed, which meant they'd have to get close to be able to sleep on the same bed which was just what Alex wanted.

After James laid down next to her, Alex put her head on his chest and used her left hand to trace the marks and scars on his body.

"Do they hurt?"

"Hmm?"

"The scars, I mean..."

"No haha they don't."

Laying down on his left, Alex moved her left hand from his chest to his right cheek and kissed him on his left one. She moved her hand back down to James's chest and from under the blanket, put one of her legs over his.

"I hope you don't mind... *turning red*"

James laughed softly and said nothing, the two eventually fell asleep and woke up the next morning to continue their newfound adventure together.