"You finally came," she whispered. Her voice was a little shaky. "You were... you were never this late. I was getting so worried. I... I thought something bad happened to you..."
She took a tiny step back, and her nose crinkled just a little bit.
"And... wait... what is that smell? Is that...? Did you... drink?"
Obviously, Violet was super, super shy as she said all those words. She was a total, flustered mess.
She couldn't look at him. Not really. Her eyes kept darting away. She'd look at his chin for a second, then quickly look at the wall, then down at the floor. Anywhere but his eyes.
All that... stuff... that had happened between her and Alex, and all the things they had done... it was just too scandalous. She was still so embarrassed about all of it. Her whole face probably felt hot.
"Ah, just a little," Alex said, his voice super casual, like he didn't have a care in the world. "With a couple of... acquaintances. That's all."
He just nodded his head, completely unfazed.
