I woke up to my alarm blaring in my ear and Alex curled up next to me, still sound asleep. I gently slid away from her and stood, clicking off the annoying buzzing. I checked the time, six in the morning. I grabbed some skinny jeans and a tank top, and stepped into the bathroom to get ready for school.

I emerged from the bathroom to see Alex now dressed and tugging a brush through her hair. She smiled warmly at me, before facing the mirror hanging on my wall. I dropped down onto my bed and slipped my feet into my black converse, but my eyes drifted away as I tied them. I watched Alex brush her beautiful, dark hair. Her eyes caught mine in the mirror and she winked, causing me to immediately look back down at my shoes. I heard her let out a soft chuckle and set down the brush and leave the room, probably to get breakfast. I sighed and finished lacing up my shoes and stood. I grabbed both our bags and dragged them to the kitchen, where I found Alex and my mom. They were talking about some stupid show that I had never seen, so I blocked them out and got some breakfast.

I felt two hands land on my shoulders a bit later and Alex whispered in my ear, "Ready to go?"

I glanced behind me and jumped a bit to see her as close as she was, but I nodded, "Um, yeah, I'm ready."

She smiled and kissed my nose, "Great, let's go."

The school day dragged on, nothing entertaining happening, until fourth period. Alex and I were assigned at the same table, right next to each other, in that class. I'm sure the teacher regretted it once we squealed when she told us where to sit, but she didn't switch it. Anyway, we were sitting in class, taking notes, when Alex slid a folded piece of paper into my hand. I scrunched up my face and glanced at her, but her eyes were on the projector. I looked back to the piece of paper and unfolded it.

She wrote, "You look beautiful, as always."

I nudged her, planning to ask her why she handed me this, but she only pointed to the paper and looked back to the projector.

I began writing, "Why'd you write this?" but I erased that and wrote, "Not as beautiful as you."

I bit my lip and slid it back to her. She happily looked to the crinkled piece of paper and immediately blushed as she read what I wrote. The note passing continued.

She passed it, "It's impossible to be more beautiful than you."

"It's clearly possible, beautiful."

She pouted out her bottom lip at me before writing, "Don't argue with me, gorgeous."

I smiled and blushed a bit, "I wouldn't have to argue if you didn't lie."

"I wouldn't lie about your obvious beauty, my dear."

Just as I finished reading, the teacher walked over and slammed a ruler onto our table, glaring at us. We jumped and some girl behind us screamed a bit, and we instantly went back to our work for the class.

The rest of the day went by in the boring blur, the only other highlights were when I caught Alex's eye and she smirked and winked at me, causing my heart to race.

After school, I was with my friends Caitlyn and Nate, sitting on the hood of his truck in front of the school. School had ended about an hour ago, but we decided to just sit in the parking lot. Alex wasn't really happy about it when she asked what we were doing after school and I told her I was hanging out with them, but she didn't argue. She only pouted her bottom lip out and nodded, telling me she'd miss me. I almost caved right there and changed my mind, she's too cute to resist, but I hadn't hung out with Caitlyn and Nate in a while, so I told her I'd see her later. They were my only other friends and I really didn't want to lose them.

Caitlyn spoke up, "Alright, let's do something, because this is beyond boring."

Nate glanced to her, "Like what?"

She shrugged, "Let's play truth or dare."

I groaned, "I hate that game."

Nate laughed and poked a finger in my side, "Only because you like to be miss secretive."

I pouted, "Do we have to play that?"

Caitlyn nodded, laughing a bit, "Yes, yes we do."

Nate leaned back on his windshield, "I'll go first...," he smirked, "Mitchie, truth or dare?"

I sighed, "Truth."

He nodded, "Do you have a crush on anyone?"

My cheeks burned red instantly, "Pass."

Caitlyn squealed, "Oh my god, you do! Who is he?"

I shook my head, "Guys, please."

Nate chuckled, "Fine, who it is will be the next question."

I glared at him, "Nate, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare you not to ask me who it is."

He sat up, "Not fair!"

I smirked, "Yeah, it is!"

He rolled his eyes, "Fine then, Caitlyn, truth or dare?"

"Dare, duh."

"I dare you to ask Mitchie who she has a crush on."

I yelled, "Cheater!"

He laughed and yelled back, "You're one, too!"

I rolled my eyes, "Why do you want to know so bad, anyway?"

He shrugged, "Because you never tell us anything, I get curious."

I sighed and looked to Caitlyn, then back to him, "It's Alex."

Caitlyn scrunched up her face, "Alex Russo?"

I looked down at my lap and nodded, "Yeah..."

Nate nudged Caitlyn, "Ha, you owe me five bucks."

I looked up to them, "Wait, what?"

Caitlyn handed Nate the money, "We made a bet on who you liked. I said you liked him, he said you liked Alex."

I shook my head, laughing a bit, "You guys are weird."

Caitlyn smiled and pulled me into a hug, "Yeah, but you love us, anyway."

A few hours passed and Nate took me home. I had missed dinner, so I tossed my bag into my room and made my way to the kitchen, to rummaged through the fridge. I bit my lip, scanning my eyes along everything, as I felt two hands wrap around me from behind. I glanced behind me and I relaxed when I noticed it was Alex, a smile growing across her face. She gently turned me around, so I was facing her, and kicked the fridge shut. I watched her carefully as she tucked some of my hair behind my ear and kissed my nose.

She whispered, "I missed you."

I smiled a bit, "I missed you, too... have you been waiting here?"

She nodded, "I was dying without you... next time you hang out with them, bring me with you."

I chuckled and nodded, "Okay, I can do that."

She pulled me close to her and nuzzled her face into my neck, "Movie and bed?"

I tightly wrapped my arms around her waist and rocked us, "Of course."

She let out a sigh of relief, "It feels good to be with you."

"You were with me a few hours ago."

"But I want to be with you all the time."

I bit my lip, "I want to be with you all the time, too."

I felt her smile against my neck, "Good."

I gently pulled away from her and gazed at her for a minute, before whispering, "Come on, let's go..."

She clenched her jaw and gently gripped my arm, "Wait... Mitch... I need to say something."

My face blushed and my breath caught as I nodded, "O-Okay..."

She licked her lips, "Listen, I-"

My mom walked into the kitchen, "Oh, hello, girls."

Alex sighed and politely smiled, "Hello..."

She looked between us for a moment, before grabbing an orange, "I'll just..." she pointed to the hallway and slowly walked away.

Alex looked back to me, but she didn't say anything, her eyes just searched me, so I said, "What is it, Lex?"

She pressed her lips together for a moment, "Never mind... let's just go watch that movie..."

I grabbed her wrist, "Come on, Lexi, what was it?"

Her eyes dropped down, then met my eyes again, "Kiss me, Mitch."