Dedication Takes a Lifetime, But Dreams Only Last for a Night

I woke up on the floor of my room in what seemed like the middle of the night. I must've fallen asleep when I got back out of the shower - I didn't even remember how I got here.
I rolled onto my side and let out a groan. I widened my eyes and scanned the room for my phone, remembering that I had been waiting for a text back off Alex. I spotted it in the corner of my room where I had thrown it earlier. I sat up slowly, supporting myself with my hands, and crawled over on my knees to pick it up. I clicked the lock button so it would display the time. 1.26. Crap, it was early. I gulped as I noticed that I'd received a text message off Alex. I pressed on the message icon on my phone, shaking as I did so. I didn't want him to think I was a weirdo. I couldn't believe I'd been so stupid as to drop that piece of paper. I rolled my eyes and stifled a laugh. I jabbed the screen of my phone with my thumb, opening the text from Alex and holding my breath as I read it:
"Dnt be sorry. I dnt mind! I feel honored to be thought about like that if anything. Gd. I want u to come. Txt me later n I'll catch u at school. :-)"
I let out a deep breath and allowed a large smile to form on my face. I raised my hands, rubbing my eyes with my fists and shaking my head with relief. I was relieved that Alex seemed to be such a genuinely nice guy. How I ever thought that he was such a douche in 9th grade, I'll never know. I knew how sarcastic he was, and I knew that he seemed to think awfully high of himself. He was good looking - precisely why I'd had a crush on him for as long as I could remember, but I'd jumped to conclusion. I thought he was a dick. I was wrong.
I loved him, though I didn't want to admit it. I'd been spending my time recently dreaming about what we could be. I'd be the luckiest guy alive to have someone like Alex. I loved him more than anything, and he knew it... And he didn't care. He made me happy for the first time in a long time, and that was a feeling that I'd missed.
I sighed contentedly to myself.
I pressed reply and quickly sent him a text back:
"Gd. Dnt tell anyone pls. Thank u. Ok that's fine by me."
I hesitated before adding an 'x' at the end of the message, and I hurried to press send before I regretted it. I was a happy Jack for once, and I was hoping it wasn't going to change.
I stood up, catching my balance and walked over to my bed. I put my phone on my bedside table and hopped into my bed, sliding down in it and resting my head on the pillow. I pulled the covers up and curled up into a ball, reaching out my hand and switching the lamp off. I fluttered my eyelids closed and a faint smile appeared on my face. For once, I felt like someone cared about how I felt. Alex didn't want to hurt me, I knew that. If he'd have been lying - if he was still friends with the other guys and he was planning something against me - he could've easily used what he found against me. I had a warm feeling inside me just at the thought of it.
I was lucky, and I was ecstatic at the fact that Alex wanted to be my friend. I knew that we both had a lot to learn about each other, but I was up for it. There was Rian and Zack that I had to get around as well, I realised that and I'd accepted it. They weren't going to be easy to convince - Zack especially. Rian wouldn't be too hard. He knew how much I liked Alex. I never shut up about the boy when I was around Rian. It was odd. Alex meant so much to me, yet he didn't have a clue. I was happy that he'd moved here. I was happy that he was a person. Zack, on the other hand, didn't have a clue about my feeling's towards Alex, and I wasn't sure how he'd take it.
I felt something I hadn't ever felt before, and it was odd. I felt like maybe, just maybe, someone felt mutual towards me. That someone being Alex.