Love Unspoken

Even though Alexander didn't spill the beans, Quinn totally got the gist. He was probably talking about that mountain incident when Walter took a nosedive right in front of her, which pretty much nuked their relationship. Alexander was likely trying to say he didn't want any more drama with her because of Walter. If Walter wanted to mess with him, he'd just suck it up.

"Can't you just bounce from here?" Quinn asked, feeling all kinds of helpless.

Alexander just stared at her, giving her the silent treatment.

Quinn felt a wave of anger bubbling up again; she almost wanted to deck Alexander.

"Don't get all worked up. Even if I bite the dust here, it's got nothing to do with you. I won't hold it against you," Alexander said.

"Wow, how noble of you," Quinn shot back, dripping with sarcasm.

"As long as I can see you, I'll die happy," Alexander said, all sincere-like.

Quinn frowned, staring into Alexander's eyes, which were oozing with deep affection. A flicker of doubt crossed her mind.

From all the years she knew Alexander, he never talked like this. Even when she was on death's door, he never laid his feelings out so plainly.

They both knew what Ulysses did was a massive wall between them, not something a few sweet words or an apology could fix.

But what was he playing at now?

They locked eyes for a moment. Suddenly, Quinn pulled her hand back and said, "Don't try that on me. Just 'cause I took you to the hospital doesn't mean I've forgiven you!"

She added, "I saved you out of the goodness of my heart. If a stray dog was hurt, I'd take it to the vet too. To me, you're no different."

Alexander's deep gaze stayed on her, hiding a million emotions.

Quinn felt a bit guilty under his stare. Had she gone too far?

As she mulled over how to soften her words, Alexander suddenly said, "Alright."

Confused, Quinn asked, "What do you mean?"

"Show me where you'll tie me up. Got a picture?" Alexander asked.

Quinn was floored, staring at Alexander like her brain just short-circuited.

Did he even know what he was saying?

Alexander added, "But I don't wanna be tied up with Walter."

Quinn went silent for a moment.

Suddenly, she stood up, glaring at Alexander. She was so mad her face turned red, but she couldn't find the words to chew him out. Finally, she blurted, "Alexander, you're really sick. I shouldn't have brought you to this hospital. I should've taken you to a psych ward!" With that, she stormed out in a huff.

Alexander looked at the door and sighed. Just a moment ago, he was too weak to move, but now he managed to get up on his own. Quinn ran out of the hospital, taking deep breaths to calm down.

Before seeing Alexander, Quinn had prepped herself to deal with him.

But now that he was acting all weird, she was caught off guard.

She shook her head, trying to push thoughts of Alexander out of her mind. Leading her horse out of town, she returned Abigail's call. As soon as the call connected, Abigail's voice came through, "Quinn, you done?"

"Yeah, what are you up to?" Quinn asked.

Abigail said, "Nothing much, just chilling at home. Thought about going for a walk, but I don't know where to go. I'll come to you."

Quinn quickly stopped her, saying, "Don't come yet. Things are kinda messy here."This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

"What's messy?" Abigail asked.

"Alexander's here," Quinn revealed.

"What?" Abigail's voice shot up. "How'd he end up there? Did you tell him?"

"Nope, I didn't tell him. He found his way here on his own. But he's acting kinda strange. Do you know what happened to him in the past two years?" Quinn asked.