Photograph [Milex]

Miracle Aligner

I was so anxious. i couldn't believe what was happening. what if it was a joke though? what if alex was gonna take me to dinner and then tell me he was straight and he hates me and he wants to kick me out? i couldn't go back to liverpool. i loved it here so much.

i couldn't shake the thoughts from my head. i was pacing around matt's room when i decided to call him.

"hey matt can you help me?" i asked, nervously. "what's wrong kid?" he asked in a stern, yet somehow calming way. "i'm so scared. alex and i are going to dinner and-" "listen, miles. i don't know what alex is planning on doing but i do know he likes you, and weather he just wants you to be his friend or his lover, it'll be alright. now go get ready and go get him, tiger" matt assured me.

with this new found confidence, i thanked matt and got changed. nothing too fancy. just a black fred perry button up shirt with white speckles, black skinny jeans, and a red leather jacket.

alex knocked on my door at exactly 5pm like he said. he was wearing a blue and white striped shirt under a jean jacket. he was also wearing black skinny jeans.

he had flowers and a huge grin on his face when i opened the door. "wow al, you look amazing" i said. he blushed. "these are for you, mr kane" he said, handing me the beautiful yellow and pink flowers as his perfect smile got even brighter. matt was right. it'd be ok.

"where are we going?" i asked as we got into the lift. "it's a surprise, puppet" he said. i pouted as i crossed my arms. "fine!"

alex and i then drove for what seemed like forever. we arrived at this cute little Italian restaurant on the opposite side of sheffield. as we go out of the car he took my hand and lead me inside.

we ordered wine and started chatting. we talked about music and stuff. conversations always flowed easily between us.

"god miles, i feel like you were born to blow my mind!" alex said. i felt myself blush. "something along those lines" i said back, sarcastically.

our food arrived and it was so delicious. alex got some kind of pasta and i got lasagna.

"shall we get dessert puppet?" alex asked me. i smiled. "yes please!" after at least 5 minutes of arguing back and forth on what we wanted, we decided to get cheesecake. alex claimed he wasn't much of a sweets person so we got one slice to share.

after we ate alex stood up. "right miles, i have one more thing i'd like to do before the night's over" he said, grinning. he reached out for my hand and i embraced his soft, warm hand that fit perfectly in mine.

we walked for about 5 minutes before i started complaining about how cold i was. alex gave me his jacket and it smelt amazing.

we walked for another 15 minutes before we stopped in front of a tree. alex sat down and patted the grass next to him. i promptly sat down and alex put his head on my shoulder and took my hand again. he started fidgeting with my fingers and i could tell he was deep in thought.

"hey miles?" he asked after a while. "yes alex?" he went quiet again. he tightened his grip on my hand. "miles peter kane, i gotta ask you an important question, ok?" "what's up ally?" "i think i like you. will you be my boyfriend?"

my heart practically exploded like someone set off hundreds of fire crackers in my stomach. i couldn't quite find the words to respond so i simply kissed the top of his head and embraced his little body laying against mine. "i never wanna leave you" he said, yawning. "let's go home miles"

i carried him back to the car and once we finally arrived i noticed he fell asleep. i gently put him in the car and buckled him up, miraculously without waking him. i took the keys out of his denim jacket he most certainly wasn't getting back and i started the car.

i gently woke him up when we arrived at the flat. he insisted on me carrying him up to his room and i couldn't say no. i loved when alex was like this. he was my little baby boy. i put him down on his bed and he begged for me to join in him bed.

"al, i gotta go get ready for bed" he frowned. "fine," he paused for a second before continuing. "can i wear your clothes to bed?" he asked.

i went into my dresser and looked for some pants he could wear. i finally found some black under amour trackies i had for god knows how long. then i went into my closet in the hallway outside of his room and found an old souvenir hoodie i got in london ages ago. i went back into the room and handed alex the clothes. he changed and he looked so cozy.

i got into my pyjamas and we got into bed. he wrapped his arms around me. "miles?" he asked. "yes al?" "you never answered my question earlier. are you mine?" "of course baby, i'm yours"