Chapter thirty-two

Alec and I were laying on our sides on the bed so we could stare at each other. I loved staring at Alec's green eyes. They were like a forest during sunset, golden light filtering between the branch of the trees. They were beautiful and looking at them makes me feel calm and at peace.

Alec gingerly stroked my arm and the length of my body, keeping my head on reality.

"The other night, we were sitting around a bonfire talking about ourselves to get to know each other better, but at some point, a memory of them came up and started laughing, sharing anecdotes of that memory... a memory I wasn't part of and it... hurt. It made the fact that I spent eleven years away from them more real, more... unbearable"

I close my eyes trying to take control of my emotions. I was probably overreacting. It's not like I can ask them not to talk about happy moments that didn't have me in them, but I wish they would.