The light in the room flipped on, casting a glow through the curtains. She knocked on the glass again, and a few seconds later, Alex pushed back the curtains. As soon as he saw her, he hurried and opened the window.

“What are you doing here?” Alex asked. His hair was standing up all over from sleep, and he wore only his boxers, revealing his well-muscled chest. “Do you want to come in?”

“No, I can’t.” She shook her head and tried to fight back the tears that were already brimming in her eyes. “I just stopped by for a sec.”

“What’s wrong?” Alex leaned out the window and put his hand on her arm. “What’s going on? Did something happen?”

“No. I just … I needed to see you.”

“How come?”

“I love you,” she whispered, and before he could respond, she leaned forward and kissed him.

She wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly to her. When she finished kissing him, he kept hugging her, and she rested her head on his shoulder, sniffing back tears.

“Gemma, what’s going on?” Alex asked.

“Alex,” Gemma sang softly into his ear. “Alex. You will do as I say.” She took a deep breath, letting her song take effect on him. “You’re breaking up with me. You don’t want to go out with me anymore. You don’t want to be around me. You don’t care about my safety. You don’t…” She paused. “You don’t love me anymore.”

“Gemma?” He sounded confused. His arms had felt strong and firm around her, but they loosened now, letting her go.

“Do you understand me? Alex?” She pulled away from him and looked him in the eyes. “Are you my boyfriend?”

His face scrunched up, and his dark eyes looked pained underneath the haze of the spell. Then finally he shook his head. “No. We broke up.”

“That’s right.” She nodded.

“What are you doing here?” Alex asked. “Why did you come over?”

“I didn’t.” She wiped her eyes. “This is all a dream, and when you wake up, you’ll only remember that you don’t want to be with me.”

Gemma couldn’t handle it anymore, so she turned and climbed down his roof. Alex was still standing at his open window, staring out at her, and she told him to shut it and go back to bed. Before she could see if he’d really done it, she raced back to her house and to her own room.

Convincing Alex that he didn’t love her anymore might not play out well with the sirens. Even though Thea had seen it and believed it was true, they might be pissed that they couldn’t experiment with him. And if Penn was pissed, she might take it out on him or Gemma or Harper.