***JAKE'S POV***
I was waiting for Alex since the sun went down. I knew that she wouldn't be here instantly, since she needed to wake up, get dressed, and likely eat. But I hoped that she wouldn't take too long. I wanted to see her again. I wanted to make sure that I hadn't somehow imagined or dreamed the previous night. I wanted to make sure that this really was real and that she was really in this story with me. And for the love of all things great and small, I needed to remember to call her Rose.
I was waiting for maybe an hour at most when I saw that someone was walking toward the gate. It wasn't overly late yet, but most people wouldn't be moving about at this time unless they were staff, guards, or up to no good. That was probably why the two people that I was looking at seemed to be on edge.
