Justin lay asleep on the bench outside the Sub Station. He had spent the night there, for he had had nowhere else to go.

"Justin Moriarty? Is that you?" Alex asked, peering at him.

"What? Oh yeah, Hi Alex." said Justin.

Alex sniggered.

"What, did you spend the whole night there, or something?" she laughed.

"Yeah, actually, I did." he sighed.

"Wow! Was it for a dare?" she asked, stunned.

"No." replied Justin curtly.

"You're insane, dude!" Alex grinned admiringly.

The two stood there for a while, neither one saying anything.

"Well...um...I gotta go. It was nice talking to you, Justin." smiled Alex.

"Oh, bye. It was nice speaking to you too!" replied Justin.

Alex smiled at him one last time, before walking off in the opposite direction.

Justin sat back for a while, thinking about Alex.

"Oh man! What am I going to do?" Justin whispered to himself.

***

"Hey, Harper, have you ever noticed how cute Justin is?" asked Alex, whilst sipping a milkshake.

Harper screwed up her nose in disgust.

"You mean Dean. Dean is cute!" Harper protested.

"Eww, Harper! When are you going to give up this endless, obsessive crush on my brother?" complained Alex.

"Anyway, Justin is scary. He's so tough!" shuddered Harper.

"...And macho." smiled Alex dreamily.

"Anyway, since when did you start liking Justin Moriarty?" questioned Harper.

"Since this morning. I had a really nice conversation with him." sighed Alex pensively.

"Alright, but I'm warning you, having a crush on Justin is just asking for trouble." sniffed Harper, defensively.

***

Justin walked around the park. He thought sadly about his family, and Zeke, and even Harper.