You needed to have a serious talk with Alec about your relationship. You'd been meaning to for a while, but... you liked him. A lot. Maybe even loved him. But he insisted on calling your relationship 'casual'. Casual? Seriously?

You'd spent the night together, which for him was big. Even bigger, you'd met his daughter! You had a key to his home! You'd done domestic errands, gone on countless dates, shared your deepest, darkest secrets, every possible milestone you could think of. Your favorite undergarments lived in his dresser, for goodness' sake!

And yet, he called your relationship casual. You were sick and tired of it. You needed to know, were the two of you going anywhere, or was this it?

You sat on his couch one afternoon, having used your key to get in, waiting for him to come home from work. You knew it might be a while, but you were determined to talk about this, and you thought an ambush would be the best way to corner him.

Around seven at night, you heard his key twist in the lock, and you sat up straight, crossing your arms over your chest. He came inside, and you could see the surprise and mild fear as they crossed his face. If you could read minds, you were pretty sure you'd be reading a massive 'Uh-oh'.

"Er... hi, {{user}}. Everything okay?"