So I have decided to write a sequel to Back in the Groove. For those of you who have never read Devilish and Back in the Groove I recommend that you go and read those two first because there are a lot of things that you won't understand. Thanks for coming to read this and I love each and every one of you!
Katie
What's Come Over You?
"You said that you had to talk," Petey said as they walked into the kitchen.
"Yeah," AJ said. "Laura home?"
"No, she went out with Christy again, shopping days or something like that," Petey said going to the fridge. "Want a beer?"
"I need one," AJ said sitting down at the table.
"So what could possible be so wrong that you came to me and not Alexis?" Petey asked.
"Alexis is the problem," AJ said looking out the window. "I don't know what to do anymore."
"What about her?"
"Ever since we got back together she's just been so distant," AJ answered. "It's just not like it used to be. She never laughs anymore, she never wants to go out, she buries herself in work and…"
"And what?"
"And we haven't had sex in three months," he finished.
"You knew that it was going to be rough getting her to trust you again," Petey said. "It'll take time."
"How am I supposed to give her time when it kills me to see her so depressed?" AJ asked him.
"You're not thinking about taking off again, are you?" Petey asked.
"No, no, no," AJ answered quickly. "I was just wondering if maybe you could get Laura to talk to her."
"Yeah, I could talk to Laura about it," Petey said. "Anything else you need?"
"I could use a maid," AJ said laughing. "I have to get going, call me when Laura finishes talking to Lexi."
"Will do," Petey said walking AJ to the door. He paused as he went to open the door. "Why don't you try dedicating the whole weekend to her? Romance her. You have this week off."
"I can always try," AJ walking down the porch steps. "Talk to ya later."
"Bye," Petey said closing the door.
"Coming," Alexis said stepping away from her computer to answer the door.
"Hey there," Laura said as Alexis answered the door. "Are you busy right now?"
"Kinda," Alexis answered. "I'm buried in work."
"Can you take an hour off for lunch?" She asked.
Alexis looked around.
"I guess so, just give me a second," Alexis motioning Laura in.
Laura was relived that Alexis had agreed to go to lunch. She hadn't seen her cousin in close to a month and was worried about her. It didn't help much to know that she wasn't the only one. This was just the first of many obstacles.
"You've done a lot with this house," Laura said looking around.
"It could use a lot more," Alexis replied coming back downstairs. "Let's get going."
"Where's AJ?" Laura asked as they got into her car.
"I don't know," Alexis said.
Laura nodded. This was going to be harder than she thought.
"I haven't seen you at the arena lately," Laura said pulling out of the driveway.
"I haven't had time," she said looking out the side window.
"I see," Laura said thinking as hard as she could. "Petey's up for the X Division Championship again."
"That's good," Alexis said sounded almost bored.
Then there was that awkward silence. They both sat there not knowing what to say to each other. That had never happened before. Alexis was always so talkative. Most of the time it wasn't about anything important but she was still cheery. Now she seemed to not want to be around anyone.
Laura pulled into the restaurant and they walked to a booth.
"Lexi, if you don't mind me asking you, what's up?" Laura asked.
"Nothing," Alexis said finding a window to look out of. "Everything's the same as it used to be."
"Is that what's bothering you?" Laura asked. "Is it because you got excited about finally going out on your own and now you're with AJ again?"
"Nothing's wrong," Alexis answered. "I don't see what everyone's making such a big deal about."
"We're just worried about you Alexis," Laura said. "You aren't your old self anymore."
"Maybe I got sick of my old self," Alexis said. "Maybe I didn't want to be a girl that was completely lovesick with her boyfriend and didn't care about anything else."
"You love AJ to death and you loved letting other people see how happy you two were," Laura said.
"Unfortunately he doesn't seem to feel the need to express himself as much as I did," she answered.
"He was confused," Laura fought. "Are you saying that you're never going to forgive him? That you're going to torture him everyday?"
"Torture him?" Alexis asked. "Is that what he said to you? That I was torturing him?"
"He said that it killed him to see you this way," Laura said trying to get through to her cousin. "He thinks that you're being like this because you don't trust him anymore, that you just don't want to be happy."
"So let me get this straight," Alexis said thinking. "When I worshiped the ground that he walked on he walked all over me and now that I no longer feel the need to bang him every night he doesn't like that either?"
"You're twisting it to suit your mood," Laura said getting frustrated.
"I have a suggestion for you," Alexis said. "How about you butt out? Go to University and get your degree in physcology and then you can come back and try to fix all of my problems."
Laura watched her cousin walk away angrily. She put her head down on the table and sighed. How was she supposed to go to AJ and tell him that she gave up?
Laura walked through the hallways looking for AJ. He was always so hard to find.
"Chris have you seen AJ?" Laura asked Christopher Daniels.
"I think he's just washing up right now," Chris answered.
"Thanks," Laura said knocking on the dressing room door.
"Come in," he answered.
"Hey," Laura said closing the door behind her.
"How'd it go?" AJ asked her.
Laura took a deep breath and then sat down on the couch beside him.
"There's something wrong with her," Laura said looking him in the eyes. "She's given up."
"Given up?" AJ asked her.
"She doesn't know how to make you happy," Laura said.
"That makes two of us then," AJ said thinking. "Thanks."
"I wish I could help you," Laura said hugging him. "She'll snap out of it."
"I hope so," he said as they walked to the door. "Do you need a ride?"
"No, I'm actually waiting for Petey," Laura replied. "Go home, talk to her, comfort her, tell her that you love her."
He nodded as she hugged him again.
"See ya next week," she said making her way back to the ringside area.
AJ got Alexis out of the house for a few hours by sending her for groceries. As soon as she was gone he started setting up the house. He had the whole evening planned for them. He just didn't have that much hope for her enjoying it.
"Why are the lights so dim?" Alexis asked as she walked into the house.
AJ stepped behind her and put his hands over her eyes.
"I'm gonna lead you to the bedroom," he said kissing her ear.
"I don't feel like doing this tonight," Alexis started.
"You'll enjoy it," he said. "Take your time."
He closed the door after she was in the room. She looked around the bedroom and saw an elegant black evening dress laid out on the bed. She picked it up and looked at it. It was beautiful. Then she put it back down. After twenty minutes of debating whether she should she put it on and went downstairs.
"You look gorgeous," AJ said kissing her.
"So what is all of this?" She asked walking past him. "It's not a special day today."
"I know but I wanted to do it for you," he said.
It seemed like she was in agony having to sit through a candle light dinner with
her boyfriend. He tried to brush it off but after a while he couldn't do it any more.
"Lexi, what's wrong?" He asked.
"There's nothing wrong," Alexis said irritably.
"So why are you acting like this?"
"Like what?" She asked.
"You're always so angry, you get annoyed easily, you're crying all the time, you never want to do anything together anymore."
"I changed," Alexis replied. "You don't like it you can leave, you should be used to that."
"I thought we got past that Lexi," he said looking into her eyes.
"No, you got past that," Alexis said standing up and running upstairs.
AJ sat at the table more confused than ever. He couldn't even imagine the things that were running through her head to make her think that she couldn't trust him.
Alexis hadn't come down for five hours so AJ assumed that she had fallen asleep. Instead of going up to their bed he fell asleep on the couch.
When he woke up Alexis was on the couch opposite the one that he was sleeping on. She looked up from her computer for a second but then looked right back down. He walked up the stairs to the bedroom and laid in bed for a while. After an hour of tossing and turning he walked downstairs to find her in the exact same position.
"Come to bed," he said kissing her cheek from behind her.
"Leave me alone," she said closing her laptop.
"I can't sleep if you're not there," he said wrapping his arms around her.
"Learn how to," she said coldly.
"What are you even doing?" He asked.
"Work."
"Alright," he said raising his hands in defense. "I'll see you in the morning."
So tell me what you think!
Katie