She had just been outside the console room when the TARDIS started to shake around her. She grinned, as she stumbled her way into the room.
"We're already off I see" Alex laughed, having to jump forward to grab hold of the console without falling over. The Doctor simply laughed, watching her attempt to move around the room. She shot him a light hearted glare and flicked a switch or two to assist before they landed. Rose headed right for the door and The Doctor followed leaving Alex to trail behind. They stopped just outside the TARDIS and Alex and The Doctor leaned back against the doors in the same arms crossed pose.
"How long have I been gone?" Rose asked, looking back at the pair.
"About twelve hours" The Doctor answered.
"Ooh, right, I won't be long, I'm just gonna see my mum" She told them, beginning to walk off.
"What're you gonna tell her?" Alex called before she could leave.
"I don't know. I've been to the year five billion and only been gone, what, twelve hours?"
Alex and The Doctor shared an amused snort, glancing at each other and back at Rose, who was also grinning.
"Nah, I'll just tell her I spent the night at Shareen's. See you later" She began to leave before turning again. "Oh, don't you disappear" She warned the two. The Doctor gave her a look and Alex made a 'cross my heart' gesture which she seemed to deem safe enough to head off. The two settled against the TARDIS to wait.
"Did you double check the co-ordinates?" Alex asked casually. The Doctor shot her a look between disbelief and annoyance.
"I don't need to"
"You're a horrible driver" She continued in her casual tone, watching the building in front of them instead of the annoyed Time Lord beside her.
"I am not"
Alex rolled her eyes and made a gesture to a poster she knew was behind them He eyed her with a raised eyebrow and she simply gestured again until he walked over to look. He turned back suddenly with wide eyes.
"Horrible driver" She repeated, taking off at a run to Rose's flat with The Doctor close behind. She paused at the door to let him run in first.
"It's not twelve hours. It's er… twelve months. You've been gone a whole year" He told Rose, who was being hugged tightly by her mother. He laughed awkwardly and Alex gave a small apologetic shrug when the two women looked to her.
"Sorry" The two said at once. Rose simply stared at them as Jackie went back to hugging her.
Alex stood uncomfortably beside The Doctor as Jackie paced between Rose on one armchair and a police officer on the other.
"Rose Tyler was reported missing one year ago, and Alexandria Collins was reported missing a month later" The police officer informed them. Alex frowned at him.
"That's not right" She shook her head. He looked to her.
"What is not right?" he asked simply.
"I left the same day as Rose, haven't been back since. Why was I reported the next month?" She asked, glancing at the Doctor and back at the officer. The man looked down at the files in his hands and flipped through a couple pages before finding what he was looking for.
"You were reported missing by your landlord who became concerned when he didn't get your rent. He went to check up on you and found no one was home. The report was filed the next day when you still hadn't returned" He explained. Alex turned from confused to outraged in a matter of seconds.
"My landlord?! You are kidding right?" She asked, irritated. The Doctor took a slight step back when he noticed her fuming, knowing it wasn't best to be the closest person when Alex got angry.
"No Miss"
"Oh that's great" Alex scoffed. "Absolutely fan-freaking-tastic. I disappear and no one notices for a month" She turned to the Doctor. "No one noticed for a month" She repeated. He nodded.
"I gathered"
"What about the girls at the café?" Alex turned back. "No one noticed I wasn't in? No one cared enough to think 'oh, Alex hasn't come in all this month'. No one?!" The Doctor stepped forward then, seeing this was getting out of hand.
"Alex, I think you should calm down" He spoke softly, placing a hand on her shoulder. She turned to him again but didn't shake him off purposely.
"A month" She whispered. He nodded.
"I know"
Alex nodded too, her anger fading into a quiet disbelief as she moved to sit on the armrest of the chair Rose was sitting in. She reached up a hand to give Alex a small pat on the shoulder, a small and slightly unsure attempt of comfort as she knew as well as the Doctor it was best to stay out of angry Alex's way. The officer attempted to work things out properly but of course Jackie wasn't having it. It didn't take long until she had begun yelling as she continued back and forth.
"The hours I've sat here. Days and weeks and months all on my own. I thought you were dead, and where were you? Travelling. What the hell does that mean? Travelling? That's no sort of answer" She raved before turning to the police officer.
"You ask her. She won't tell me! That's all she says. Travelling"
"That's what I was doing" Rose spoke up.
"When your passport's still in the drawer? It's just one lie after another"
"I meant to phone, I really did. I just… forgot" Rose excused weakly. Alex cringed. That wouldn't work at all.
"What for a year? You forgot for a year? And I am left sitting here? I just don't believe you, why won't you tell me where you've been?"
"Actually it's my fault. I sort of, er, employed Rose as my companion" The Doctor jumped in, hoping to help Rose out a little.
"Oh, no, don't say it like that" Alex muttered to herself but The Doctor gave her a glance, frowning slightly.
"When you say 'companion', and I'm assuming this applies for Alex too? Is this a sexual relationship?" The police officer asked, looking between the three and seeming to notice how close the Doctor stood to Alex.
"No!" They all cried at once, shaking their heads.
"Then what is it?" Jackie asked, approaching The Doctor dangerously. "Because you, you waltz in here all charms and smiles. The next thing I know she vanishes off the face of the earth! How old are you then? 40? 45? What, you find her on the internet? Did you go online and pretend you're a doctor?"
"I am a doctor!"
"Prove it! Stitch this mate" With that, Jackie slapped him across the face. Hard. Alex didn't realised she had moved until The Doctor held his arm out in front of her and Jackie looked over at her. Alex simply stared at her, refusing to give away any emotion. She noticed Rose looking up at the two, glancing between them almost worriedly. The Doctor's arm held firmly between them even as he was regaining his balance.
"I'm gonna get some air" Alex said so quietly no one would have heard if the room wasn't as silent as it was. She walked around The Doctor, past Jackie and right out the door and no one spoke as she opened the door and left, resisting the urge to slam it behind her. She shoved her hands in her jacket pockets as she walked, her mind skimming over all the same thoughts it had been since she got here. Some were added, some were removed, but most of them were the same.
Why am I here? I can't love him. I'm going to die. I've read it and now it has to happen. What do I do? Should I tell him? Should I just leave now? Where would I go? What do I do? Why would Eleven be showing up? Who can I save without a massive backfire happening? What do I do? What has to happen? What's next? What do I do? What do I do?
Alex sighed as she began up the stairs to the roof, not really caring where she was going. She looked out the windows as she climbed, trying to drown out the thoughts in her head. By the time she reached the top she was humming to herself. She walked over to the concrete barrier by the edge and sighed as she leaned heavily on it, looking over the edge. It wasn't long until she was singing the words to 'Safe And Sound', soft but loud, to herself alone on the roof.
Or so she thought.
The Doctor wandered up onto the roof to look for her shortly after and stopped himself from calling out to her when he heard her singing. With a slight frown, he leaned against the brick wall for the platform in the middle, listening to her sing a song he'd never heard before.
"Don't you dare look out your window, darling everything's on fire. The war outside our door keeps raging on. Hold on, to this, lullaby. Even when the music's gone. "
The Doctor frowned as he heard Alex's voice crack on the last line. He could hear she was about to cry, but still didn't want to interrupt. She took a breath and continued, her voice stronger.
"Just close your eyes, the sun is going down. You'll be alright, no one can hurt you now. Come morning light, you and I'll be safe and sound.
Just close your eyes, you'll be alright, come morning light, you and I'll be safe and sound"
Alex finished her song with a shuddering sigh, her head dropping forward as her shoulders slumped and she leaned all her weight onto the concrete barrier. The Doctor frowned worriedly.
"I didn't know you could sing" He found himself saying. Alex jumped up and turned so fast her back hit the concrete and she let out a soft hiss of pain. "You okay?" He frowned. Alex nodded quickly, wiping her eyes on her sleeve.
"How… How long have you been standing there?" She asked in a small voice. This only made him more worried. Alex was the type of person who either didn't talk for hours or days, too absorbed in whatever she might be doing, or she'd be talking loudly and endlessly. If she spoke quietly as she was now, he found it a reason to worry.
"Long enough" Was all he said. Silence stretched between them but The Doctor didn't dare break it, somehow knowing she'd explain in her own time.
"I used to sing it to my little brother" Alex said eventually, her voice stronger than it was before, but still far from her usual cheeriness.
"If he couldn't sleep, or he had a nightmare, I'd sit in his bed, or he'd lay in mine, and I'd sing to him. One day I played the original song for him" She smiled at this bit. "And you could see him recognise it, and he looked up at me with this grin, I just…" She trailed off, smiling sadly as she thought of it. "And he always came to me. When he first got his own room, any time he was scared to sleep alone, he'd run to my room and crawl in my bed. I hadn't thought anyone would miss me when I moved to London" She paused a moment and The Doctor realised there was more to the story than in this universe. Alex looked down, wrapping her arms around herself as she sniffed slightly.
The Doctor held his arms out to her and she moved slowly, coming to stand in front of him, her arms around his neck and holding tight to the back of his jacket and her head in his shoulder as he held her tightly. It seemed too soon when she pulled away, wiping her eyes and sniffing slightly as she composed herself.
"Maybe if I hadn't left" Alex sighed as she moved to sit up on the wall beside him. "Maybe if I was still with them and not in another country…" She hesitated. "Maybe I wouldn't be here" The Doctor thought about this for a moment before he spoke, trying to choose his words carefully so she got the right meaning.
"I'm glad you did"
Alex looked at him, blinking slightly in surprise.
"I think I might be too" She said softly. The Doctor noticed her quietness but he also noticed that in this moment, standing so close to her, it didn't worry him like before.
Alex's heart raced as she watched The Doctor. She realised then how close she was to him, sitting directly beside him, the wall making her seem taller. He looked up at her and she found herself lost in those eyes she had come to love so quickly. She almost thought she couldn't breathe as he seemed to lock her in place. Although his eyes never left hers he almost looked as if he stood a little straighter, bringing them closer to the same height.
The door to the roof opened loudly and the two jumped apart, trying to look casual as they stared out at the rest of the town. Rose walked over, greeting the two and seeming tired as she sat herself on The Doctor's other side, not noticing how the two avoided looking at each other.
They all remained in their own thoughts, two sharing the same.
"I can't tell her" Rose sighed, breaking the silence. No one seemed to mind. "I can't even begin… She's never gonna forgive me"
"And I missed a year?" She turned to The Doctor then. "Was it good?"
"Middling" He shrugged.
"You're so useless" Rose shook her head.
"Well if it's this much trouble are you gonna stay here now?" The Doctor asked, watching both girls closely now.
"I dunno" Rose shrugged. "I can't do that to her again though"
"Well she's not coming with us" The Doctor stated firmly. Alex couldn't help but snort, a smile making its way onto her face and Rose started laughing alongside her.
"No chance" Rose agreed.
"Never ever" Alex added, finding she was still smiling.
"I don't do families" The Doctor added, still in a huff. Alex laughed, thinking about Martha and Donna's mother for a moment, frowning when she realised Donna had done more slapping than her mother had.
"She slapped you!" Rose pointed out, still laughing.
"900 years of time and space and I've never been slapped by someone's mother" The Doctor just about sulked.
"Your face" Rose laughed and Alex found herself joining in at the offended expression the Doctor wore.
"It hurt!"
"You're so gay!"
The Doctor didn't respond, rubbing his cheek slightly as he glanced at Alex who was still laughing. The girls calmed down from their laughter and no one spoke for a minute.
"When you say 900 years…" Rose began, trailing off with a frown.
"That's my age" The Doctor told her.
"You're 900 years old?" Rose asked skeptically.
"Well that's incredibly subjective. Technically he's 900 Earth rotations of the sun old" Alex shrugged. Rose blinked at her.
"What?" She asked blankly. Alex laughed.
"Nevermind"
"My mum was right. That is one hell of an age gap" Rose commented, making Alex laugh again. She jumped off the wall then, pacing towards the edge of the roof. "Every conversation with you just goes mental. There's no one else I can talk to. I've seen all that stuff up there, the size of it, and I can't say a word. Aliens and spaceships and things, I'm the only person on the planet who knows it exists" Alex's eyes widened at the line and she reacted quickly.
"Incoming" She warned quickly, ducking down and taking The Doctor with her as a loud horn blared and a smoking spaceship flew right over their heads. She stood slowly as she watched the ship crash into Big Ben and splash into the Thames.
"Oh, that's just not fair" Rose said, annoyed. The Doctor and Alex both laughed happily, grabbing hold of Rose and rushing off to get closer. They all ran together and didn't slow until they got to a traffic block down the street.
"It's blocked off" The Doctor pointed out.
"Really?" Alex huffed sarcastically.
"No reason to be grumpy"
"Plenty of reasons to be grumpy" She corrected.
"We're miles from the centre" Rose told the two, attracting their attention back to her. "The scene must be grid-locked, the whole of London must be closing down"
"Can't blame them. Big Ben, really?" Alex muttered, knowing full well The Doctor could hear what she was saying.
"I know. I can't believe I'm here to see this! This is fantastic!" The Doctor grinned.
"Did you two know this was going to happen?" Rose asked, looking between them.
"Nope"
"Yes"
"Did you recognise the ship?"
"Nope"
"Not really"
"Do you know why it crashed?"
"Nope"
"Yes"
"And I suppose you're not gonna tell me anything" The last one directed at Alex. The Doctor didn't even seem interested in that question, already knowing the answer.
"Nope"
Last question answered, Alex grinned along with The Doctor as Rose looked between the two in disbelief.
"Oh, I'm so glad I've got you two"
"I bet you are" Alex nodded, grin never faltering.
"This is what I travel for Rose! To see history happening right in front of us!"
"Well let's go and see it!" Rose declared then, excitement picking up again. "Never mind the traffic, we've got the TARDIS!"
"Ooh, best not" Alex shook her head, making Rose confused.
"She's right, they've already got one spaceship in the centre of London, don't want to shove another one on top" The Doctor agreed.
"Yeah, but yours looks like a big blue box, no one's going to notice" Rose shrugged. Alex scoffed.
"Not these days"
"You'll be surprised, in an emergency like this" The Doctor elaborated. "There'll be all kinds of people watching, trust me. The TARDIS stays where it is" Rose huffed, fixing her gaze somewhere among the traffic.
"So history's happening and we're stuck here" She summed up.
"Yes, we are" The other two spoke in unison.
"You could always do what everybody else does" Rose suggested. She wasn't even surprised for some reason when both looked at her with the same lost expression. "We could watch it on TV" The two blinked, looking blankly out into the traffic again before glancing at each other. It was obvious to them all. Neither had thought of this.
Alex had decided to go down to her old flat and collect her boxes while the Doctor settled himself in at Rose's flat, watching the news. It was pretty easy. All she had to do was take a cab down to the storage company and they had let her borrow one of the moving vans once she explained. She loaded the boxes from storage to the van, to the TARDIS console room and then drove the van back. When she took a cab back to the Powell estate she quickly moved the boxes to her room before locking the TARDIS back up and heading back upstairs.
Alex was just walking in as Jackie was walking out of her room right by the door.
"Oh, Jackie" She called, doing a little jump to catch up as she stopped at the end of the hall. "Look, I'm really sorry about earlier. I know this past year must have been horrible for you and I'm sorry for that too" Alex began slowly, but started to speed up slightly as she babbled on. Jackie simply stood there with her arms crossed, listening but not betraying any emotion. "I know you have every right to be mad at me and the Doctor, but I wanted you to know we certainly didn't intend-"
"What about you?" Jackie asked softly, cutting her off. Alex blinked but didn't look too upset about the interruption.
"What about me?" She frowned.
"You've been missing too. What about your parents, friends? Someone's got to be worried about you out there. Have you seen them?" She elaborated, waiting for an answer. Alex hesitated.
"I've got no family. Not anymore" She told her quietly. Jackie's face changed and she suddenly looked worried and almost sad for the girl she just met. "No friends either" Alex shrugged. "Well, I mean, Rose is kind of my friend now" She smiled hesitantly. "And the Doctor's been looking out for me since we met. He was there when I lost them, and he asked if I wanted to go with him. I couldn't say no. I've nothing else"
Alex was startled when Jackie suddenly pulled her in for a hug, but returned it anyway. It was another moment before she pulled back, hands on her shoulders, and looked closer at the girl who was now her daughter's friend. She watched as Jackie simply looked at her before releasing her and tilting her head in the direction of the living room.
"You'd better get back to him. Won't stop looking out the window for you to get back" She told the younger girl. Alex nodded and moved past, glancing at her one last time before heading over towards the Doctor. She ignored the stares of the other people scattered about the room as they watched her walk over to the TV. She tried to ignore their blatant whispering but still picked up little bits like 'that's her' 'with that doctor' 'Rose's friend apparently'.
After passing the whispering group Alex found herself smiling at the sight of the Doctor, who was sitting in the chair closest to the TV with a child on his lap, trying to wrestle the remote control away without actually hurting him. The boy protested, trying to keep his grip on his new toy when it slipped out of his hands. Alex stopped behind his chair, standing with her arms crossed as she grinned at the sight. The boy seemed to have gotten bored on his lap now as his toy was gone and slipped off, stopping in front of the TV.
Alex had to stifle a laugh as The Doctor motioned violently to the side, trying frustratedly to get the boy to move.
"Go on" he muttered, gesturing until the child decided to move and toddled off in Alex's direction.
"Hello" Alex grinned, kneeling down as he stopped in front of her. "Oh, aren't you cute" The boy smiled at her around his tiny fist, gurgling nonsense. Alex laughed. "Alright" She nodded, as if she understood. "Best leave the grumpy man alone, hmm? He's having a bit of trouble right now. You go back to your Mommy" She ruffled the boy's hair softly, smiling at his responding giggle, before standing and moving to the back of the Doctor's chair.
Alex leaned over the back of the chair, whispering in the Doctor's ear. "900 year old time lord, the Oncoming Storm, defeated by a two year old" She pulled back, grinning as he turned his head to her with a scowl before returning his attention to the TV. Alex moved to sit on the armrest beside him and held out the key to him.
"Here" She said, gaining his attention. He glanced over at her.
"Keep it" He said simply, returning his attention to the news. Alex blinked, hesitating as she looked down at the key. She reached down and placed it into his hand.
"Give it to Rose, I'll stick with you" She explained when he frowned at her. He gave a small nod and returned the key to his pocket for now.
"Anything good yet?" Alex asked, leaning down to whisper as if that would interrupt him less. He smiled slightly at her childish antics.
"They've found a body"
"Ooh, alien?"
"Allegedly"
"But?"
"But?" He repeated her question back at her, turning his head to look at her leaning down so far she was practically lying on the armrest. She smirked.
"Nice try, time dork, but I'm not telling you anything" She said with a finality. He raised an eyebrow at the nickname and she simply continued to smirk up at him, now literally lying on her back across the armrest. The Doctor shook his head, rolling his eyes before returning them to the TV. Alex stared up at the ceiling as she listened to the news from her position. Nothing much seemed very interesting until the reporter mentioned the prime minister being missing. Alex made sure she didn't change her outward appearance as she remembered exactly where he was. She then snorted in amusement as the reporter introduced a chairman before stating he wasn't very important. The Doctor glanced down at her, smiling slightly himself.
It wasn't long until the Doctor began glancing around every moment or so and Alex realised he was trying to make sure no one would notice him. She sat up, whispering in his ear as she moved passed him.
"I'll meet you out there" He nodded slightly, making no other response and Alex stood and managed to slip out of the flat unnoticed. She stopped just down the row of doors, leaning on the barrier as she waited with as much patience possible for her. The Doctor exited the flat himself a minute or so later and Alex stood up straighter, waiting for him a moment. The Door opened again behind him.
"And where do you two think you're going?" Rose's voice called out to them. Alex and the Doctor turned, watching her as she waited for their answer.
"Nowhere!" The Doctor answered first. "It's just a bit human in there for me. History just happened and they're talking about where you can buy dodgy top up cards for half price" Alex frowned.
"I didn't understand half of that sentence" She told him, looking up at him as he glanced down at her.
"I'll explain it later" He responded before turning back to Rose. "We're off on a wander, that's all" He tried to assure her. She raised an eyebrow, glancing at Alex.
"'Too human for you'" She quoted incredulously. Alex raised an eyebrow right back at her.
"People, talking people, talking people doing people things, talking people doing people things who expect you to do people things in return. Rose, I'm beginning to doubt how much you learn about a person in fourty-eight hours" She rambled. Rose didn't seem to understand most of what she had said but that wasn't at the top of her list right now.
"Right, there's a spaceship on the Thames and you two're just 'wandering'"
"Nothing to do with me" The Doctor told her simply. "It's not an invasion. That was a genuine crash landing. Angle of decent, color of smoke, everything! It's perfect"
"So…" Rose looked between the two.
"So maybe this is it! First contact! The day mankind officially comes into contact with an alien race. I'm not interfering because you've got to handle this on your own. That's when the human race finally grows up. Just this morning you were all tiny and small and made of clay. Now you can expand!" The Doctor finished his little speech with a laugh, looking between the girls. Rose smiled and Alex giggled slightly in return.
"You don't need me" He continued, looking to Rose. "Go and celebrate history. Spend some time with your Mum" He turned to leave again and Alex followed by his side.
"Promise you won't disappear?" Rose called. The Doctor stopped and turned before seeming to realise something, looking over at Alex. She gave a small nod and he felt around his jacket pockets, walking back towards Rose.
"Tell you what, TARDIS key" He told her, handing her the key Alex had used to put her things away. "About time you had one. See you later!" Having given her the key he turned and walked off, Alex following close behind.
Alex followed him all the way down and admired the painted banners of a party at one of the nearby flats.
"Hey gorgeous, come back and join the party!" A young woman shouted down, seeing the Doctor. Alex rolled her eyes, trying to ignore her.
"Hey babe! Come up and I'll get you a drink!" A guy shouted down after. Alex glanced up, blinking as she felt her cheeks heat up. The man gave her a handsome smirk and winked at her, making her blush even more. She was glad the darkness would be keeping anyone from noticing but it hardly helped. She had frozen in place, shocked as she stared up and the man who was clearly checking her out, even from that distance. An arm wrapped around her shoulders and Alex was thankful when the Doctor led her the last few steps to the TARDIS.
Neither noticed as Mickey spotted them from one of the balconies and did a double take. He watched the two in disbelief, recognising them as he saw the Doctor lead a suddenly shy looking Alex back into the TARDIS.
"Thank you" Alex muttered embarrassedly as the Doctor removed his arm from her just inside the door. He called out a 'No worries' as he made his way up to the console, grinning suddenly. Alex found herself grinning too as she thought of what they were going to do and approached the console to stand by his side. He pressed a few buttons and Alex pressed one or two she had known before turning a handle on the side.
Alex grinned up at the rotor, still yet to get over the sound of the TARDIS for real. The console started smoking and Alex scowled at it. The Doctor did the same before picking up a hammer and hitting a part of the console. Alex looked at him with wide eyes as he kissed the hammer for working perfectly. He grinned at her as she shook her head.
"No wonder she has great big tantrums" Alex muttered, looking over the console, making the Doctor frown at her.
"What's that?" He asked after a minute. Alex glanced across the room where he was looking to see one of her boxes was left under the flight seat.
"Oh, must've forgotten one" She waved it off. The Doctor glanced at her before walking over and picking it up. He placed it on the seat and opened it up, looking through some things. Alex frowned at him as he had a look through.
"Seriously?" She asked, crossing her arms as she watched him look through her things.
"Well you haven't tried to stop me, you mustn't mind too much" he reasoned. Alex rolled her eyes.
"I thought we were going to have a look at the crash"
"We're in the vortex and I left the same time on the control, as soon as I land where I want to it'll land when I want to" He replied, picking up an old book and flipping through the pages. He hummed happily as he placed it down beside the box, looking a bit deeper. Alex rolled her eyes but found herself smiling somehow as she sat down beside the box, picking up her book. She glanced inside. It was mostly a bunch of odd bits and ends from her bedside table and on top of her dresser.
The Doctor frowned as he pulled at something from the bottom, his hand coming back with an old pocket watch covered in intricate markings. He glanced at Alex.
"What is this?" He asked, forging curiosity. Alex's eyes widened as she realised what he must be thinking.
"Oh, nothing" She told him quickly, taking it from him. "Like I said, TV show. It's just a replica I bought when I was a teenager" She explained, turning the bronze watch over in her hands. She smiled to herself as she trailed a finger along the gallifreyan engraved on the front. "I mean, you would not believe the stuff I had sitting around my room. I had five sonic screwdrivers, a sonic blaster, posters, figurines. Everything a fangirl needs" She smiled, handing the watch back to him.
"I'm sorry, it's a prop" Alex summarized. He nodded, looking at the watch for a minute before placing it back in the box. "So. Crash landing. Alien body. Let's have a look" She suggested, grinning at him. He nodded and Alex moved back over to the console as the Doctor placed the book back inside the box. She didn't see however, when he picked the watch back up and slipped it in his pocket.
Hey guys, I hope you've been liking the story so far but I have a few quick questions of you if you don't mind?
1 Is Alex believable as a character?
2 Do you prefer my longer chapters or should I make them a tad shorter?
That's all of them for now. Like I said, I hope you're still enjoying this story and if you have any questions or confusion about it, leave a review or message me. Thanks for reading too!