AUTHOR'S POV

Zendaya waited for Alexander's response, only for him to tell her, "No", that he was not worried about her.

"Well that was unexpected", Zendaya thought, "So much for getting my hopes up and rushing things, well, that's okay, he doesn't have too," she said to herself, trying to convince herself it did not hurt.

Meanwhile, it stung badly.

"Oh…", she said to me, "that's fine."

Alexander started laughing softly, "Silly, I was kidding, of course I was worried, did you not hear the part when I said finally I can relax?"

"True," Zendaya said and laughed along with him, "Sorry, I just, I don't know, I just."

Alexander...