I know this is so strange, I mean I never ever thought of myself as being friends with any of them, but it all happened , Marco, Ellie, Craig then of course Paige, I certainly never thought I'd be friends with a cheerleader especially not THAT one.

Alas, it was meant to be we work at that theater slinging greasy popcorn together and being friends. I have been noticing her a LOT more lately. I spent the night with her after she "rescued" me from another night of drunken mom & Chad. I had a shower and used her shampoo, I swear I almost had an orgasm right then and there. All that hot water pounding against my skin being lost there in the steam with the scent of White tea and Orange flowers,along with all my thoughts of her. She could control me if she wanted. She already completely filled my thoughts, my dreams all my senses.

"lex...Alex, what are ya doing Hon?"

"Dammit," I snap to reality and notice I've got soda pouring down my friggin hand got distracted filling a cup."

"Here," she hands me some paper towels smiling so sweetly."I'll get it Hon you clean up."

I take a minute stunned by her still. Then as I back away still looking at her beautiful face,right into Meeri knocking her and a giant box of unpopped popcorn flying.

"Nunez, get out of here," She barked before I had a chance to help her, though I don't know if I would have but that's really beyond the point.

"WHAT?" Paige stormed over.

"get back to work Michalchuk, this has nothing to do with you."

"Well that's where you're wrong Meeri," she snapped, sneering on the last word, "if she goes, then I am gone."

"Paige," I start.

"No hon," she puts her hand on my arm,looking into my eyes, though it feels like she's looking into my soul,piercing me with her gaze,"I want to do this."

"Then get the hell out," Meeri practically shouts." I need your uniforms back tomorrow.CLEAN!"

It seemed almost a shame that the lobby was nearly bare at this time, it would have made it way harder to replace us, had people seen what a total bitch Meeri was.

Taking Paige's lead I pulled off my ugly brown visor and threw it down, what no one was expecting is what occurred next, Paige took off her shirt throwing it at Meeri and shouting," Clean it yourself."

I didn't want to stare, or should I say, I didn't want to be caught staring, I started unbuttoning my shirt to follow , but found myself shaking too badly.

"Here hon,"Paige gently moved my hand and proceeded to take my shirt off as well. My body was on fire, I'd always dreamed of this moment but I never quite pictured it like this,she smiled at me," nice body Lex."

Oh man did she just say that whoa, I shook,"thanks, not so bad yourself," I winked.

I was doing my best to, in true Alex form, keep this light.

"well gorgeous let's get out of here k?", she linked her arm through mine and we practically skipped out of there as nearly 20 people were filing in we laughed and held tighter to each other,throughout the whistles and pointing, we weren't naked by any means but certainly rather revealing.

I thought I heard distant thunder or could it have been my heart pounding, before I could think too much about it ,rain began pouring down completely soaking us,Paige practically squeals grabbing my arms and pulling me along with her under a nearby awning. It was the closest to my car which was convenient I suppose, I slipped though trying to stop suddenly and pretty much fell on Paige, except she wrapped her arms around me, sort of catching me and steadying me at the same time. I was trembling so much, no fuck that I was full on shaking by now, so much so that I just knew she had notice and ,"hon," She spoke interrupting my thoughts.

I looked up and directly into her eyes, damn those eyes they were my biggest weakness.

(excerpt from Damn Your Eyes-Etta James)

--1st chorus--

I see you and all I remember

is how you make me wanna surrender

Damn Your Eyes-

for taking my breath away

making me wanna stay

Damn your eyes

for getting my hopes up high

for making me fall in love again

Damn your eyes

--2nd chorus-- with that look I know so well

I fall completely under your spell

Damn your eyes

or taking my breath away

makin g me wanna stay

Damn your eyes

for getting my hopes up high

for making me fall in love again

Damn your eyes

I feel her arms tighten around me and I wanna melt.

"Lex," I feel her thumb and forefinger hold my chin lifting my head gently looking in each others eyes so close our noses almost touch."You cold?"

Quite the opposite , I think, but my words betray me again," maybe a lil."

Damn she's holding me tighter her forehead comes to rest against mine, I'm sure she can feel my heart pounding if not hear it. Being this close to her, especially like this in the rain, soaked, so close and she's more beautiful drenched if it were possible, I know my lips are trembling to being so close to her wanting just to kiss her lips. They look soft I wanna know how soft they feel and warm. Damn Lex just stop. I would but I can't.

What Would Happen- Meredith Brooks

E-lec-tricity Eye to Eye

Hey don't I know you

I can't speak

stripped my senses

on the spot

I've never been defenseless

I can't even make sense of this

you speak and I don't hear a word

What would happen if we kiss

would your tongue slip past my lips

could you run away

would you stay

or would I melt into you

mouth to mouth

lust to lust

spontaneous-ly combust