Its A Storm You Can Weather

"Alex?!" I called him as I closed the door behind me hurriedly, dropping my bags onto my bed and placing our drinks on the side. I spotted him in his bed, a mere lump under the covers.

"Lex?" I said softly.

"Where did your parents go?" I asked, hearing a loud sob. I lifted up his duvet to see him curled up in a tight ball, hugging the dog to his chest, crying his eyes out.

"Sweetie..what happened?" My heart broke as I got onto his bed, lying down and pulling him into my arms, stroking his hair gently.

"H-he..h-h-hit m-me" he whispered, tears streaming down his face as his body shook with the ferocity of his sobbing.

"Your dad fucking hit you?! Why the fuck did he hit you?!" I exploded angrily.

"H-he...h-he f-found out" Alex got out, looking up at me nervously, still crying hard. Oh. This was because of me.

"Lex, I am so so sorry. Words can't even begin to explain how sorry I am. This is my fault" Alex shook his head before snuggling closer to me.

"I got your hot chocolate, baby. Do you want it? I'll understand if you don't"

"P-please" he whispered, attempting a smile. I nodded and got up, getting both of our drinks and returning to sit with Alex. I sat behind him with one leg either side of him, letting him lean against my chest, the covers over him and his dog squeezed tightly against his chest with his free hand, my arm wrapped around him gently. We just sat in silence for a while, drinking our drinks. Alex's tears slowed as we finished our drinks. I got that he didn't want to talk about it for now so I just hugged him to me, stroking his hair gently, the occasional tear rolling down his face until he fell asleep. I couldn't believe that his own dad would do such a thing, especially not to someone as precious as Alex. It hurt that it was because of me that he'd been hurt, but I reminded myself that I was also the reason why he wasn't still a crying wreck.


It was in that moment that I realised something. I was falling, if not already fallen, for Alex Gaskarth and, dammit, I was falling hard.

Notes

short 'n' sweet??????