The car was pin drop silent. 

I was too tired to ask where he was taking me and was mainly still reeling from how drastically the night had changed. I didn't say anything even when I noticed that we were driving in the opposite direction from the side of town where I lived. 

If it were any other man—literally—I would tell him to stop the car. I probably wouldn't have gotten in a car with him in the first place. But it was Alex, and I felt safe around him. 

Alex could literally tie a blindfold over my eyes and I would trust him to not let me fall into...