Lying here in the bed with Alex makes me wonder if this one of the many things I loved about. If it was the warmth of her arms wrapped around me, hesitently, gently, but protectively too. Maybe it was the way my heartbeats faster when she puts her head on my chest, maybe its the sound of her breath as she watched the t.v intently. Or maybe its all of them, but I liked to think its this simply things that made me fall in love with her.

"Mitch." Alex speaks not looking away from the t.v. I don't say anything for a minute taking a deep breath answering. "Yeah?" In the calmest voice I can, my thoughts still on falling in love with her.

She turns the t.v down as a commerical plays. "I know you don't remember me, or why you lo- loved me before the accident." She pauses letting out a shaky breath. "I talk with Mr. Gellar at the studio today and a few other people, and I've decided that I'm going to help you remember." She stops talking for a minutes before whispering. "Because I need you to love me."

I don't say anything because in all honesty I dont know what to say. Nothing I say is going to make this any better, nothing I say is going to make me fall in love with her just like that. I wish I could but what I feel right now is not what I think love is, I'm trying to make myself love her, when I'm not sure I can.

Neither of us say anything for while, she turns the t.v back up and continues watching it. I close my eyes I think over what she said, how is she going to make me love her? Why can't I just love her, whats stopping me?

Sometime later I hear the t.v turn off and she moves around getting comforable again. I feel her arms wrap once again around me, I turn over facing away from her. Her arms don't move from my waist, I don't say anything giving her this one thing. I shiver feeling her breath on my neck, she wraps the blankets tighter around us.

I lay there for awhile thinking Alex had fallen asleep until I hear her speak. "I know you may never love me again..at..at least not like before, but please try. I..I need you to try for me." She lets out a quiet sob. She thinks I'm asleep. "I don't think I can live knowing you don't love me, that you don't remember why I love you so much."

"I've been in love with you for the last ten years and I wont let an accident take what we had, not without knowing you tried to love me back." Her voice is beyond broken. She's beyond broken, and its all my fault. "This is going to the hardest thing I ever say, no the hardest thing I ever do." She pause letting out a shaky voice. "But if this doesn't work, if you don't remember why you fell in love with me then I'l- I'll let you go. I will let you walk away and out of my life, and..and I wont stop you, because I can't make you love me, as much as I want you to." She's crying now, and I hate that its me making her this way.

"I love you Mitchie." She whispers softly almost impossible to hear, her lips brush gently against my neck. I turn facing her, but keep my eyes close. I move as close as possible to her, I give her the only thing I can.

I give her hope.


I have no idea what time it is by the time I walk down the stairs. I'm not sure why but the house is silent, of the few days I've been here its always been loud. The twins playing, Alex doing something, but this time its quiet.

In the kitchen is where I find her after looking in the living room. She looks up smiling as I walk closer to her, I can't help up think about her words last night.

"Hey, you hungry?" She ask as I walk over to the bar sitting on the stool next to her. I nod grabbing a muffin of the plate in front of me.

She chuckles as I take a bite. "What?" I ask with a mouth full. She shakes her head mumbling 'nothing' I watch as she starts reading whatevers in her hand. Thats when I realize that she wears glasses, I've haven't seen her wear them until now.

"You wear glasses?" I ask before taking another bite. She nods looking up, "Yeah, you do too." She answers, I nod realizing this something I should already know.

She gets off the stool walking towards the doorway. "I'm going to get ready. You can come up whenever your done." I nod returning the smile she gives me before leaving my view.

I sit there for a few minutes before I realize I've haven't seen the twins yet. I get up and go looking for Alex, I find her in the bathroom doing her hair.

"Where are the twins?" I ask leaning on the door frame. She looks at me through the mirror, "Justin and max took them for the day." She smiles as I nod. "You should go get ready we have to leave soon."


The letters above the building spell out Tribeca High School. I follow Alex getting out the car looking at her confused. I don't see how a high school will make me remember anything. She doesn't say anything she just walks to into the building, with no other choice I follow her.

The building is empty, most likely because its a sunday. She still doesn't say anything as she leads me up a flight of stairs and down the hallway before stopping at the corner next to a set of lockers.

I look at her confused waiting for an explaination as to why we're here. She looks around before turning to face me, "This exact spot is where we first met." She smiles thinking about it. "Junior year. New girl. Shoulder bump. That is how we met." She looks away and towards the lockers.

"You apologized, I said it was ok. You smiled at me, and I knew then that you had to be mine. It was the geniune smile on your face that made me want you for the rest of my life. It wasn't the words, or the way you dressed. It was the way you smiled like it was the easiest thing in the world. When in high school its one of the hardest." She looks back at me a sad smile graced her lips, tears fighting to be released, I know I look the same.

"It was a smile that I wanted to put on your face. I wanted to be the one that made you smile like there wasn't a care in the world. I didn't know you, I didn't know your name, or why I had never seen you before, but I knew that I wanted you in my life." She searches my face, before locking eyes with me.

"I knew that that one day I would be the one to put that smile on your face."


A/N: With chapter I wanted to show that it was something simply that made Alex fall for Mitchie. Did I succeed? I am in love with writing this story so I hope its not losing the emotion. I hope you enjoyed and Please review. You have no idea how much they mean to me.

MMESLER: Glad your enjoying it, and she's trying to remember lets hope it work :)

NicnicBbyCakes: Hehe who doesn't want to know? Even I want to know and I'm the one writing the story! :D Suspense is a good thing. :)

i am indistructible: haha so you want me to have Alex hit over the head with something while she's asleep? that would be really funny and really mean at the same time. She might not fall in love without her memory but she's trying. =)

Seth: I was trying to have one story that stays even the slightest bit in character. Alex will always believe that Mitchie loves her, she has hope unfortunatly its the only thing she has right now. :/

KittySquyres: i'm glad I can write the story with emotion, and if I had the whole story then I would give it to you but I don't. I dont even know whats going to happen next. :)

Marissa-Extreme Haley Fan: There was Alex/Mitchie goodness in this chapter and will be in future chapters. I think it would suck to be either one of them because their both hurting,

lita rocks LbC: I may just steal that idea if thats ok with you haha if would be good. I'm glad your enjoying Alex's attempt to stay strong, and her prayers may be answered.

BrucasDemena: you suck! haha I updated did you remember now? :D

Nhie Bunnybuny: Yes she remembering slowly but shes remembering and thats what counts! :)

Hyperlauren: i thought it would be really rude if they dropped her. Glad your liking it.

Yoshion7: Thank you and yes they are a continuation.

DorkyKidReader: haha I think we're all hoping she loves Alex more then before, even I want her too. :D

bridgeisburning: I'm glad your drawn to the characters, more soon. Thank you for reviewing.

thousand lies: Speechless? :0 thats a first. I'm glad that I can write good enough to make you speechless.

DreamBigToFallHard: As sad as the notebook? Wow that is amazing. Thank you. :D