Alex kept his eyes on the road but he could feel Mitch’s stare piercing the side of his head. When Alex chanced a glance at him, Mitch looked away and bit his lip. “How about next Monday for date number two?” Alex asked. Mitch smiled at him, happy and sincere, and Alex made himself a mental promise to tread carefully where Mitch was concerned. The kid came across as invincible and confident, but Alex suspected there was a very fragile soul underneath the layer of impenetrability Mitch had created around himself.
