Sky watched as Alex started to walk away, turning around himself. "If you want then sure." Sky answered. Sky knew with him relasping, that this was going to hard. Even though they were fine at the moment, that wouldn't make Skylar stop, a lot of things wouldn't make him stop. Sky hoped they would be able to hang out sometime after school, but he also knew he would probably be out of it. Once Alex fully left the bathroom Sky brought a hand up to his face and sighed.

Sky stayed in the bathroom for a bit before he decided to go outside. He decided to go walk around town to find a place to eat. Since it was quite early still, and second period hadn't ended yet, he would have a lot of time. He ended up going to a cafe-type place, with pastries and such. He ordered himself a single strawberry jam pastries and sat down in one of the booths to eat it.

Alex's thoughts were consumed with Skylar, what they'd talked about, all that he'd admitted. He could still hear Sky pleading for him to try, could hear the sound of his name being whispered. It surprised him how much he liked it, hearing his name falling from Skylar's lips in hushed tones. Biting back a smile, he moved into the classroom and took his seat. The concerned look that the teacher threw his way, he ignored. He didn't doubt she'd request to speak to him after class and ask him what had happened. He already knew what he would say to her, that he'd felt a little ill and needed to go to the bathroom. She didn't need to know that he'd thrown up, that he'd met and spoken with Sky, all of that he'd keep to himself.

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Just as he'd suspected, the teacher called him over before he could exit the room. She questioned his reason for leaving the class so abruptly, asked him if he was okay, and if he needed to go to the nurse's office. While he wasn't exactly 'okay' he wasn't doing as badly as he had been when he fled to the bathroom. After giving the woman answers that satisfied her, Alex left the room to head to his next class. It went smoothly and so did the rest of the day. He was able to focus more on the kiss he and Skylar had shared in the bathroom, and his reaffirming promise to give this, to give them a try. Doing so helped to shove aside all concerns and fears his nightmare and his father's words from the previous night had brought to him.

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By the time the end of the day rolled around, Alex was more relaxed and himself than he had been when he first stepped foot on school grounds. With his bag hanging on one shoulder, he pushed open the door of the building and stepped outside. Ben and William were walking next to him. "There's this new cafe that opened up. I was thinking about stopping by and getting something to eat or drink," Ben said, looking over at Alex and William. "You guys want to come?" William sighed and shook his head. "Sorry, I've already got plans. I promised Amy we'd go watch one of those chick flick movies girls are obsessed with." He said and laughed, Alex chuckled along with him. "Sounds like fun." He said with a nod and then turned his eyes to Ben. "I'll join you." He said and offered a small smile. "Might be the perfect place to get some homework done."