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Chapter One: Worst Anniversary Ever.
Staring at her watch for what felt like the thousandth time, the woman had been sat in the restaurant for the better part of two hours waiting for her boyfriend to arrive; she hated the looks that she was getting from those around her. It was late and the only reason she remained was to see if he even remembered their anniversary dinner; they were meant to be celebrating their sixth anniversary together.
Her best friend had dragged her shopping for the red waterfall front jersey dress that she was wearing; Callie had been convinced that tonight would be the night that Jackson proposed to her. Leaning back in her seat, the woman tapped her foot wondering if Jackson was even going to turn up; it was getting rather late and the restaurant would be closing soon.
The sound of the door opening and someone hurrying towards her table made the woman turn around and she narrowed her eyes at the sight of her boyfriend. One look at him told her everything that she needed to know and she couldn't believe that he had done this to her; he looked like he had spent all day working on his car.
"I can't believe you," the woman spat shaking her head and getting to her feet, she had gotten all dressed up for this and he couldn't even make a little bit of an effort for her. She didn't wait to hear what he had to say, instead she focused on how she was going to get home; she was tired of being the last thing on his mind all the time. Jackson cursed as he hurried after her, he hadn't meant to forget about their date; he had been so focused on working on his car that it had just sort of slipped his mind for a few hours.
"Alex… wait," Jackson pleaded as she stormed out of the restaurant, he followed her feeling horrible that he had kept her waiting again; his brother had warned him that he might not get another chance this time. He was far too interested in restoring his car and this wasn't the first time in the past couple of years that he had completely forgotten that they had something planned. Rolling her eyes at the nickname, Alexa Davis didn't stop walking as she headed away from the restaurant and started her journey home; she wasn't interested in arguing with him in the street.
"Babe I'm sorry," Jackson said attempting to get Alexa to listen to him, he knew that he had screwed up but he just wanted the chance to make this right; he was sure that they would still be able to enjoy their date. Alexa snorted and shook her head, she had heard this so many times before and she wasn't going to fall for it now; she just wanted to get home and out of the cold.
She hadn't brought a coat with her and this wasn't exactly how she had planned on their anniversary dinner ending; she shook her head and held back the tears where threatening to build. Alexa knew her own busy schedule didn't help, she was in her final year of medical school and it was so rare that she got to see Jackson most days.
Continuing to walk down the street, Alexa wasn't sure how their relationship could come back from this; she was tired of being the only one that seemed to try when it came to them. Jackson gritted his teeth as he grabbed onto her arm to stop her from walking away from him; he just wanted her to get over this then they could grab a pizza or something while he continued to work on his car for a few more hours.
"I said I'm sorry what more do you want?" Jackson asked bored of this already, his brother had dropped him off and he was sure that David was having a laugh at this right now from where he was watching in his car. Alexa stared at him for a moment before she shook her head, she wasn't going to let this go this time and she didn't know what he expected her to do when he continued to make a joke out of their relationship. It was getting to hard for her to deal with now and Alexa could only imagine what things were going to be like when she started interning at a hospital; she was going to be even busier than she was now.
"You have to be joking," Alexa said shaking her head, she just wanted to get home now and she was getting tired of the constant feeling that she wasn't important to him. She tried to pull away from Jackson who was holding on tightly to her arm, it was late and the last thing that she wanted to do was fight in the middle of the street right now. Jackson had been a part of her life for many years now and they had been friends before they had even started dating; but now Alexa felt like she was out growing her boyfriend.
"Do you even know what tonight was about?" Alexa asked him, she raised an eyebrow at him wanting nothing more than to get home and change into her pyjamas. It had been a long day and she had over an hour getting ready for dinner, something that had clearly been a waste of time when her own boyfriend hadn't cared about it. Jackson furrowed his brow, he didn't think that tonight had been anything special especially since Alexa had exams coming up; he thought they'd just been meeting for dinner or something.
"Date night," Jackson guessed with a shrug of his shoulders, he wished that she would stop being such a pain in the ass and forgive him already. He regretted the words as soon as he had spoken them, the look that appeared on Alexa's face told him that he had been completely wrong and he didn't know what else to say.
"It is our anniversary idiot… and our last it seems," Alexa replied shaking her head, she couldn't believe that he had forgotten when they had planned tonight together; she had hoped that this would turn this around for them. Jackson opened and closed his mouth, he hadn't known that was today when he was sure that it was next week; he stared at Alexa not sure how he was going to make it up to her this time.
He watched as she shook her head before turning on her heel to try and leave again, he felt like such a jerk and he knew that he had gone too far this time for her to just forgive and forget. Alexa tried to walk away only for Jackson to hold onto her, she just wanted to go home now and she didn't know what he hoped that he would change by holding onto her like this.
"Let me go," Alexa snapped trying to pull away from Jackson, he was starting to leave a mark and she doubted that a fight would help things now. Alexa tried to pull her arm from his grasp and free herself, she glared at him wondering why he was doing this; she was tired and clearly his actions weren't going to change her mind anytime soon. Jackson shook his head, he wanted her to forgive him and he wasn't going to let her walk away when they had come so far; he had a feeling that if she walked away now, then they were finished.
"Hey. The lady asked you to release her," shouted a voice making Jackson stumble back as someone grabbed onto his arm forcing him to release Alexa; he fell to the floor as the man shoved him back. He blinked a little surprised at the action before he stared up at the man that dared interrupt him begging Alexa to take him back; he didn't understand why anyone would interrupt them when he was talking.
"Are you alright?" the man asked turning his attention to Alexa, he had been traveling back to his apartment when he had seen the scuffle that was occurring between the woman and the man before him. He hadn't been able to just ignore them especially considering the grip the man had had on her. Alexa nodded her head, she hadn't been expecting anyone to interrupt them and she had thought that people would continue to ignore her fight with Jackson; she peeked down at her arm to see the mark that he had left.
"Thank you," Alexa said nodding towards the man, she didn't know what else to say to him but it was cold out and she had no intentions of lingering longer than needed. She looked towards Jackson and saw that he was getting back to his feet, it didn't take much for Alexa to guess what was going on inside his head right now and she had to put a stop to that. The last thing Jackson needed was to be arrested for assault, the police would not be kind to him this time and she wasn't in the mood to bail him out of prison again.
"Just go home Jackson…" Alexa murmured shaking her head, she turned away from him and prepared for the walk home doubting that he could say anything that would make her change her mind. The man watched her leave before looking towards Jackson trying to see if he was going to cause any more trouble; he didn't know what had happened but he shook his head wondering what had made him grab her like that.
He moved to follow the woman wanting to make sure that she got home okay, it was rather cold out and she didn't have a jacket or anything with her. Jackson glared after the man, he couldn't believe that had just happened and he knew that there was very little that he could say that would make this right anytime soon.
"Miss, do you need money for a taxi?" the man asked hurrying after her, he couldn't imagine that she lived close and it didn't seem like the man that she had been talking with would help her now. He hurried until he was walking alongside her and he peeked down at her arm where he could see the mark that had been left by the man that she had been arguing with. Alexa shook her head, she only lived a couple of blocks from here and it would be a waste of money; she was sure the walk would help her sort out her thoughts.
"I'm Steve," the man said introducing himself as he continued to walk with Alexa, he just wanted to make sure that Jackson didn't bother her again; he looked back behind them glad that there was no sign of the other man following them. Alexa peeked at him a little surprised that he was willing to linger, she was grateful he had stepped in when he had but she was good now and she hoped that Jackson would take some time to think about things. There was no way that they could carry on when it was clear that they were on very different pages when it came to what they wanted; something that Alexa wasn't sure was possible right now.
"Alexa… thank you for interrupting when you did," she said offering Steve a small smile, she didn't want to really think how bad a fight with Jackson could have gotten if he hadn't stepped in. The evening had been ruined and as far as she was concerned, things were going to have to take a pause while she considered just what she was going to do with her life now.
Jackson had always been a part of her plans but it was clear that she was just an afterthought when it came to everything that was going on in his life. It didn't take long before they reached the building where Alexa lived, she stared up at it for a moment and she was sure that her best friend would be waiting to hear all about the night that she'd had.
"This is me. Thanks again," Alexa said turning to look at Steve, she doubted that she would see the guy again and she was just grateful that he hadn't carried on his way. There was no way in telling what was going to happen with her and Jackson but she did know that it was time for her to be a little selfish and think about what she wanted. Alexa could only hope that her exams would keep her distracted for a while.
Alexa Davis - Chyler Leigh
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