Alex stilled when he heard the thump on the window and the temptation of food made his stomach growl furiously.<br/><br/>Alex tried really hard to listen to the conversation and it was becoming hard to breathe under the covers.  He flipped the covers down and huffed.  Raff wasn’t going to leave and the food was going to get cold.  “Andreas said we would eat together.. so I’ll eat with him..” his stomach howled in protest.<br/><br/>He sat up and pushed strands of hair out of his face, the wiped at his eyes in frustration causing a wince as he hit his cheek. Alex looked at the man, then looked away.  Why?  Why? He thought about it for a long while.   Because Andreas said he would take care of him.  Because Andreas saved him multiple times? Because he made the monster go away? Because he cared? Because Andreas helped him put his father down? Because he felt safe in his arms?  The last one was the closest.  He figured it out, well he thought he did.  He was in love.   If that’s what Love felt like.  Something safe. But he didn’t want to say that. He frowned as he looked over raff’s features.   “You’ll laugh at me.  What was the call about? “