Chapter 44: In Which I Say The Wrong Thing

I can't believe that Alex is calling himself an idiot.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask him, my heart beating in my throat. "Why are you an idiot now?"

He straightens his shirt, not seeming to notice that half of his buttons have come undone. "Let's get back to my place. I think I'm ready to clean up and relax for a bit."

"You have a real knack for ignoring my questions, you know that?" I say lightly.

"And you have a real knack for asking questions that are very difficult to answer." He extends his arm to me. "Come on."

I hook my hand through his elbow. "I thought you said you like that I always said what I meant."

He glances down at me. "That doesn't mean I always have answers for you."

I spend most of the way back to his place trying to figure out what he means by that.

When we get to his place, he pulls out his phone. "Are you hungry? I can order something."

"I'm still stuffed from those cannolis," I say. And so confused about everything that's happened this evening th