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first things first: alex is a cutie and i love him with all my heart ♡ second off: i am aware that alex is currently playing at wisconsin, and that he has only been drafted by los angeles. third: all credits to this imagine belong to @penaltbox on tumblr! enjoy reading! <3
MAY: You set your books down on the island and look across at Alex's wide eyes.
"You ready to finish your exams and move on?" you ask, a little smile on your face as you try not to laugh.
He looks terrified honestly, but you know he's just overwhelmed. Of course you know. You practically always knew how he was feeling; you could read him like an open book. It was one of the reasons he always showed up at your bedroom door when something went wrong in his life.
"How long is this gonna take?" he swallows hard, looking at his half-ass notes that were scattered amongst your well-written, highlighted, and bullet-pointed ones.
You laugh and shake your head, "We'll see how long it takes you to understand stuff and go from there. Don't look so scared, Turcotte. College is ten times harder."
The look he gives you is priceless and you wish you could freeze him in that moment. He looks innocent and... like he needs you. You're not sure how much longer that'll be true and it scares you. You'd both come to rely on each other a lot in the last two years and you didn't want to lose your best friend when everything changed.
"Can't you just come to college with me?" he asks softly, flipping open his anatomy book as he chews on his bottom lip.
Your heart does a little flip and you're ready to deflect, a soft "Alex..." slipping out of your mouth.
He didn't know where you were going yet. Hell, you were barely sure of your decision. But the acceptance letter was mailed and so was your deposit for the dorm. Alex just didn't know where yet. You weren't sure when you were going to tell him either.
You change his focus and start going over different things, running over your notes with him and which sections of the book they coincided with. He was picking it up quickly until Cole came in the house, interrupting your progress.
Alex was done for once Cole came home, and although you loved your billet brother like a real one, you knew Alex needed to keep working. Exams started in two days and he needed to get a good grade on a couple of them. Abby walks in with Cole though, and you're a little less annoyed with him considering you'd gotten close with her since he'd started dating her.
She takes one look between you and Alex and smirks but you shake your head immediately. She knew exactly how you felt about Alex and she knew how close you two were. But Abby also knew he'd been with someone else and that had been hard for you to watch.
