Is that so? ;-)
I want to drown myself. Fully submerge and never return.
Me
I meant I don’t need anything fancy. I don’t need wooing.
Alex
I don’t plan to woo you. I want to make memories with you. The kind we can look back on one day and say, “That’s where it all started.”
The bathwater feels suddenly too warm. My breathing speeds up. He can’t mean… surely not… long-term?
Alex
What are you doing tonight?
Me
I’m probably going to watch this documentary about black sites in the UK.
Not torture black sites! Dark sky sites. Places where you can see the stars. They’re all around the Lakes.
Alex
You like stargazing?
Me
I do. I’m not into the science of it. I just like feeling small in a good way. Christina finds it boring and I don’t want to go alone, so I’ve never been.
Alex
Is the documentary on now?
Me
In an hour. That’s why I’m having a bath first.
Alex
You’re having a bath right now?
I shut my eyes and groan.Why did I say that?
Me
Yes.
Alex
You’re killing me.
My stomach swoops. I sink a little deeper under the bubbles.
Me
What are you doing?
