Alex to Alice Chapter 1

Everything had started off simple enough for Alex. He had met Elena at a bookstore while he was researching for a college paper. She was quite the vision at 29. She stood a respectable 5' 8" with a voluptuous body. While slightly plump, she maintained her hourglass figure and filled out quite nicely. Her straight blonde hair flowed down to her well-shaped ass. He couldn't help but stand in awe at her beauty when they had bumped into each other.

Alex on the other hand, at 24, was a mess simply put. Standing at 6 foot even, he was skinny and had shaggy brown hair. Obviously, he was a victim of the early 90's rock scene.

Her smile was his undoing as he gazed into her gorgeous green eyes. She had picked up on his nervousness and began with small talk. With what started as a few pleasantries, it eventually grew into sharing their life experiences until they realized it was closing time. Elena invited him back to her place for coffee and from that night on they were inseparable.

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After a several months of dating, and them even moving in together, Alex began noticing Elena withdrawing herself from him just slightly. Concerned with this he had made her a romantic dinner one evening to try and show her how much he cared. She received it with a smile and a kiss on his cheek.

"You seemed so overworked. I decided that I would try to ease your mind a little and make you a special evening." He motioned for her to sit down as he pulled the chair back for her.

She smiled again, "you really didn't have to hun." Sitting down slowly at the table she looked at the great meal he had prepared. "This really wasn't necessary."

Carefully pushing in her chair, he sat down and motioned for her to eat. "Sure it was. You've seemed distant lately, even when we have sex. I've just been worried that maybe I did something wrong."

"No! It's not you, really." Looking at him sympathetically she said lightly, "It's just me. I've been working a lot and I didn't want to trouble you because I know you're working hard at graduating this year."