"So are you from around here Marissa?" Alex asked, her nerves completely drowned away by now.
Marissa nodded "Yeah, I live here, what about you? What are you doing so far away from home?" She asked curiously.
Alex tilted her head a little "Away from home" she repeated.
Marissa blushed "Oh, I just… you know, with your accent, I just thought that you…"
Alex laughed and cut her off "It's alright, actually I am away from home" she smiled softly "My parents live in Los Angeles, I'm going to pay them a little visit, you know, with the holidays coming up"
"Yeah I'm spending the holidays with my family too, except I'm going to Newport, not Los Angeles" the brunette propped her elbow on top of the seat and rest her head against her hand.
"Are you from Newport?" Alex smiled while gazing into Marissa's green eyes.
"I am, I only study here" Marissa answered, her voice coming out soft and sweet.
"Really now" Alex said "What are you studying?"
"Fashion Design" Alex grinned "Yeah, you do have the whole fashion lover style" the blonde said.
Marissa laughed and rolled her eyes playfully "What about you Ms. Kelly? What do you do?" she asked.
"My brother and I have a record company back in London" she answered "It's not really big, but we've booked a couple of bands, its something" Alex said proudly.
"It is something, that's really awesome" Marissa exclaimed enthusiastically
The blonde smirked and then a comfortable silence fell between them, it lasted only a couple of minutes until Alex decided to be brave and break it with a question she was curious to ask since she met Marissa.
"So Marissa" the blonde started "Does a beautiful girl like you have a boyfriend?" She asked, trying to act cool and calm, but honestly her heart was beating madly.
Marissa blushed and bit her lip shyly "Not really" she answered "only a guy who stalks me trying to get back together, but that's about it"
Alex's stomach sank once she heard the word guy come out from Marissa's lips "Oh" she answered silently.
Marissa thought she saw a bit of disappointment cross Alex's face but she let it go, she was probably going crazy. "What about you? Left some crazy boy missing you back in England?" she asked trying hard to force a smile.
The blonde snickered and decided that maybe it wasn't time to tell Marissa that she was gay "Not really" she answered.
"Why's that?" Marissa asked confused, the idea of this gorgeous girl being single wasn't in any way possible.
Alex shrugged and simply said "I haven't found someone who I really like…" She looked at the brunette and gave her smile "yet…" she added.
"Hey, once we arrive to California, if we ever do arrive, do you maybe want me to kick your stalker's arse?" The blonde asked jokingly.
Marissa laughed loudly and shook her head "I really think I can handle him but thanks for the offer though"
"Yea well I'm only trying to be helpful" She grinned and then lifted her wrist to look at the time. "Since we are going to be here for a while, do you maybe want to get something to eat?" she asked hopefully.
"Yes!" Marissa breathed out "God, I'm starving, let's go"
Alex stood up with a huge smile on her face and grabbed her bag as Marissa did the same "Awesome, we only have about 11 hours and 30 minutes."
Marissa scoffed playfully "We have plenty of time Alex"
"Indeed"
10:00 pm
10 hours were left, the girls decided to head to starbucks and buy some muffins and coffee, since it was going to be a very long night, they both agreed that caffeine was mandatory tonight.
Only a few minutes had passed since the girls met, but they felt so comfortable around themselves, it might sound so cliché but it was true and besides both of them felt this attraction to one another that the need to know everything about each other was now growing with every minute that passed.
Right now the girls were sitting in a small table for two, a bunch of muffins and brownies lying on the table.
"Are we really going to eat all this?" Marissa asked wide eyed to a smiling Alex sitting across her.
"Of course we are" Alex said confidently while grabbing a blueberry muffin "We have all night" she said.
Marissa laughed and shook her head "Fine, but if my hips start getting wider it'll be all your fault"
Alex chuckled at the comment and offered a chocolate muffin to the brunette, Marissa reached out her hand to grab it and before she could take her hand away, the blonde gently took hold of her wrist.
"You'd look beautiful anyway" she said flashing a charming smile to the brunette while letting go of her hand.
A soft smile drew itself on Marissa's lips as she looked in awe at the blonde.
"Thank you" Marissa whispered quietly.
The blonde gave her a small nod and took a bite from her muffin without taking her eyes off the girl she'd just called beautiful.
Marissa giggled shyly as she felt the blush rising across her cheeks "Are you always this charming with the people you've just met?" she asked.
Alex bit her lower lip and pretended to think, she tilted her head a little and broke into a huge grin "Only with the ones I like" she finally said.
"Well good to know I'm of your liking" Marissa said happily as she gazed into Alex's deep blue eyes.
Alex nodded and put her muffin down "Is definitely a good thing" she winked at Marissa who in response blushed furiously.
11:00 pm
Alex and Marissa walked around the shops feeling content; the fact of having to be stuck in the airport for hours wasn't so bad after all.
The halls were crowded, people were desperately looking for ways to entertain themselves, some spend their time complaining and screaming at the flight attendants, some just sat in the floor reading or using their computers, some were enjoying the company of their friends, family or partners whom they were traveling with and others were using this as an opportunity to meet new people, hoping to find a connection, something that could lead to something unexpected and beautiful, something that had a meaning of friendship or even love.
"So do I know any band from your label?" Marissa asked the blonde as they walked side by side.
"I don't think so, we usually book small town bands helping them go big, so far there's only been one band that we were able to send on tour, they should be rocking Germany right now" Alex answered
"And what about you, do you play any instruments?" Marissa asked
"I do, I sing and play the guitar; I have my own band actually" Alex smiled proudly
"Really?" Alex nodded "How's it called?"
"Four points" Alex looked down and let out a sigh "We don't play much anymore, with the label and all it's hard to find time" Marissa could easily hear the sadness in her voice.
"I've never really heard of it"
"I'd be surprised if you had" Alex laughed "We like to keep it underground"
"But I'd love to hear it some time" Marissa smiled
Alex rolled her eyes and sighed frustrated, "Maybe when we get out of this bloody airport you could"
Marissa let out a laugh causing the blonde to gaze her weirdly "Do all British people say "bloody?"
Alex broke into a huge grin "At least everyone I know does" she shrugged.
Marissa stopped in front of a book store and took hold of Alex's hand "Let's go inside this store, maybe we can get a couple of magazines or something to keep us sane" the brunette said while dragging Alex inside.
Alex grinned and looked down to see Marissa's hand still holding hers "You being with me is keeping me perfectly sane"
"Oh really?" Marissa asked playfully
"Absolutely" Alex let go of the brunette's hand and threw her arm around Marissa's shoulders "Besides I'm probably hanging out with the hottest girl in the whole airport"
Marissa blushed and poked Alex's side "Ms. Kelly that's the second time you'd made me blush today"
"I'm just speaking the truth" Alex smiled truthfully.
A middle age woman suddenly stepped in front of them flashing them a huge smile "Hello my name is Katie, can I help you with anything girls?" she asked
"No thank you, we are just looking around" Alex smiled charmingly
"Ok, if you need me I'll be around" the woman smiled and walked away
Alex sighed and stood in front of a magazine rack "So what do you wanna buy?" she asked Marissa who was looking through some books "I hate this airport stores, everything is so expensive"
Marissa looked up at her and saw Katie behind the cash register throwing daggers at Alex. "Hmm yea I don't think Katie likes you anymore Alex"
"Who?" Alex asked distractedly as she looked through a table filled with random products.
"Nothing" Marissa laughed and went to stand next to the blonde "What are you looking for blondie?" she asked
Suddenly Alex's face brighten up as she grabbed a small box from the table "Uno cards!" she exclaimed "I used to love this game when I was a kid" she said showing the box to Marissa excitedly.
Marissa smiled at Alex's childish moment and looked for the price; she burrowed her eyebrows and said "So do I but 10 bucks! Wouldn't be better to spend it in a book?"
"Pff, what book?" Alex said as she went to stand beside a table with all the latest novels where a little girl was browsing around "All I see is twilight!" she exclaimed while looking at the books "There's nothing very cultural about it, although I haven't read the last one yet" she said while picking up breaking dawn.
Marissa shook her head at her and laughed "Wow, for a mili second you were trashing twilight but suddenly you read it"
"Don't get me wrong" Alex started while looking for the price in the book "I still think it sucks, everyone's so whiny, but it's not the first time I've been stuck in an airport, gotta find…." She stopped abruptly as the little girl beside her grabbed the book from her hands.
"They are not whiny!" she stuck out her tongue at her and took the book away.
"Something to do…" Alex whispered shocked with the little girl's outburst
"I don't think that little girl likes you very much either" Marissa said shocked as well.
Alex shrugged and smiled at Marissa "Harry Potter's way better, he's British"
Marissa laughed and grabbed another Breaking Dawn book "Tell you what, you get your book and I'll get your game"
Alex smiled and winked at her "Sounds great beautiful"
"Third time Alexandra!" Marissa smiled while walking away blushing furiously.