I walked over to Alex's to find him sitting on the porch.

"There you are, I thought you were gonna ditch me," he said standing up to pull me into a hug.

"No, I just had to lock Rian in his room so he wouldn't come asking questions."

Alex laughed and pulled me inside the house. He led me up a flight of stairs to his bedroom, which I was surprised to find was spotless. Well, not completely spotless, but definitely cleaner than I had expected. He sat back against the headboard on his bed, motioning for me to follow.

"So, what do you want to do?" he asked.

"I don't know, I thought you might have an idea. You are the one who asked to hangout."

"Yeah, but I didn't think you'd actually come," he said looking away.

"Why?" Why would he think I wouldn't want to hang out? I had kissed him the other night, right?

"Oh, w-well," he stuttered. I turned so I was facing him fully and he followed suit. "I didn't know if I scared you off at the party, you didn't hangout with us yesterday."

"Oh, I wasn't invited to hangout with you guys, Rian wasn't exactly speaking to me," I explained.

"Why not?"

"This morning he said he was sorry, that he thought I was mad at him for making me leave the party."

"Were you?"

"Was I what?"

"Were you mad at him?"

"Not really. I mean, before your ego gets too damaged, I would have liked to stay and finish what we had started," I smiled slightly at him as his lopsided grin appeared. "But I knew Rian was just looking out for me, he said so this morning. Rian thinks your going to seduce me," I said with an evil grin.

"Well, he is my best friend, he does tend to know what I'm thinking." I playfully tapped him on the shoulder. "No, seriously, what exactly was it that we started at the party?" he asked.

I asked myself the same question, before answering it immediately. I wanted to erase the memories. And I always needed to erase those memories, even now.

I leaned over and started to kiss Alex eagerly. I needed this, and the way he reacted told me he needed it too. We ended up making out for what seemed like only a few minutes when Alex's door opened.

"Oh, sorry," someone said as they closed the door before I could see who it was.

"Who was that?" I asked Alex.

"My mom," he chuckled. I covered my face with my hand. I was mortified. Alex grabbed my hand, pulling it into his lap while our fingers intertwined. "Don't worry, she'll leave us alone."

I don't understand why he's so calm about this, I mean; it was his mother who walked in on us just now. "Yeah, but now she knows what were doing up here," I said starting to scoot away from him. He pulled me closer.

"I don't care, and neither should you." He began kissing me again, this time pinning me to the bed. I gave in; this really is what I wanted right now.

Somehow we both lost our shirts and Alex was now working on the button of my jeans. I stopped kissing him long enough to whisper in his ear, "Alex?"

"Mmhm?" he mumbled, obviously occupied with nibbling on my neck.

"Are you sure nobody will walk in on us again?"

"No, but I'll lock the door, if that will make you more comfortable," he looked deep in my eyes, before getting off the bed to lock the door.

On his way back to the bed he lost his pants. I smiled brightly up at him, intent on starting where we had left off. He finally freed me of my jeans; we were both in our underwear now. I had accomplished my goal so far. My memories were gone for the moment, it was just Alex, me, and our joint need for one another.

Alex had just slipped his hand under the waistband of my underwear when there was a knock on the door. Alex moaned into my ear, obviously not pleased by the interruption.

"Yes?" he asked without moving. I held my breath.

"Dude, open up!" It was Rian. Shit. I scrambled away from Alex searching for my clothes, while he ran to the door, pulling up his pants on the way. "I know she's her. Open the God damn door Alex!"

He knew I was in here, alone with Alex. Shit. Fuck. I horridly fixed my shirt while Alex waited to open the door. When I nodded he motioned for me to sit while he unlocked the door.

"What's up Rian?" Alex asked casually. As if nothing had been going on. Rian knew better.

"I should be asking you the same question," Rian said, motioning for Alex to look down. Alex shifted uncomfortably. I stifled a laugh, but Rian noticed. "Addison, maybe you should head home," he said looking at me for the first time.

"Rian, your not my father." I put up with it last night, but I'm not going to let him tell me what to do. I had enough people in my life telling me what to do.

He just looked at me for a moment before turning back to Alex, who still stood in the doorway awkwardly.

"Fine. Alex, sit down. We all need to talk." Alex obliged, taking a seat next to me. He seemed nervous. I wondered idly if him and Rian had ever fought before. I didn't want to come between them. I looked at Alex, trying to figure out what he was thinking but he just grinned at me before turning to Rian.

"Okay, Ri. Let's just get this over with."

"Dude, you just don't get it do you? She's my cousin for God's sake."

"Yes, and she's a big girl. It's not like I forced her to come over Ri, she wants to be here."

"Do you ever have to force someone to come over? No, they come willingly, and before they know it your shoving them out the door. I've seen how you treat girls, and I don't want Addie to be one of them."

"Ri, I can take care of myself," I chipped in. I couldn't stand them talking about me like I wasn't there.

"Besides, I know your going to try and call me on this, but seriously, Addison's different. I'm not just going to throw her out. I wouldn't do that to her, and I wouldn't do that to you. You are my best friend after all," Alex said, his voice becoming soft at the end.

"Oh, so if I wasn't your best friend, she'd be just another girl, huh?" Rian shot back.

"That's not what I meant, and you know it. So what's the real problem? Why don't you want me to be with her?" Alex asked Rian while glancing at me.

I was looking at my hands, no longer wanting a part of this discussion. Little did either of them know that I was probably the one they should be mad at, not Alex. I was the one using him; he was just along for the ride. If he did treat me like any other girl he has been with I probably wouldn't care. But I'm lying to myself. I would care, and that's the reason I cannot meet Alex's questioning eyes right now.

I think he could feel my tension because he grabbed my hand, lacing our fingers together. At this I looked up, questioning him. He just smiled his goofy grin that I had grown to adore. He was reassuring me; no one had ever done that before. I let a small tear fall.

Apparently both buys noticed. Rian was the first to speak.

"Addison let's go, I'll walk you home."

"What if she doesn't want to go home Ri? Why don't you ask her what she wants?" Alex asked a hint of anger in his voice.

Rian stepped back unsure of what to do next. "Well, Addie? What do you want to do?" he asked with a trace of fear in his voice.

I looked from Rian to Alex, who was just watching me intently, waiting for me to decide. While I could see that Rian fervently hoped I would get up and leave with him, Alex seemed indifferent. No not indifferent, he wasn't neutral. He wanted me to stay, but he wanted me to decide, he wanted it to be my choice. That's what made up my mind, not that I needed much convincing.

I looked into Alex's eyes for a moment before turning to Rian, "I want to stay," I said in almost a whisper.

Rian nodded and started for the door. Before he was completely out he turned.

A/N: I know it's a short chapter, but the next one will make up for it. Hopefully I'll have it up tomorrow. Please remember to review.