Alex was glad that Hope was going to be a little understanding of him.  Alex would try to learn that Hope is more sensitive than the other guys he had been with so Alex was going to have to learn to use kid gloves for awhile because of how fragile that Hope was at the moment.  Alex knew that he would never get tired of Hope, but he didn’t want to hurt his feelings and scare him away.  He just needed to learn how to do it.<br/><br/>Alex enjoyed having his arms wrapped around Hope because it felt like he belong there and that feeling was not going away.  “One thing I do know is that is the risk in every relationship that someone might get hurt.”  Alex said as he placed his head up against Hope’s head, “But what makes the relationship work is understanding each other’s feelings and most important of all talk to each other.”<br/><br/>Alex smiled a little as Hope crawled into his lap and snuggled down.  Alex had learned this was one position that Hope felt secure.  Alex could feel that Hope was shaking a little so he found himself rubbing his back as he held him in his arms rocking back and forth a little.  Alex almost froze when Hope mentioned Rex’s name.  Alex was taken back to the note that the doctor had given him from Hope’s mother.  Alex would never hold anything like that against Hope, it wasn’t he fault this Rex guy was a psycho.<br/><br/>Alex wanted Hope to know he was there for him through anything, including the things he went through with Rex.  He still wished he could beat Rex to a pulp, possibly even kill him.  “Hope I want you to feel that you can tell me anything you want to without judgment.”  Alex said with a sigh, “I know what it is like to be judge for things.”