Tell Me Why

I haven't updated this story in awhile even though I've had the idea in my head so I apologize for the delay and I hope you guys still are into this story! I appreciate any and all feedback as well as ideas for prompts!

Schoolwork

Marissa sat on the bed hunched over her laptop, tapping away every few minutes. Her eyes were fixated on the screen in front of her, and she was subconsciously biting her bottom lip. The front door closed, and the sound of footsteps grew increasingly closer.

"Hey babe" Alex said walking into the bedroom, "Whatcha doing?"
"Homework" Marissa answered distractedly not pulling her eyes away. Alex peered over Marissa's shoulder and at the screen, "Hon that doesn't look like homework." Marissa could smell the bait shop stench coming off of Alex, "Yeah I'm taking a break."
"How long have you been taking a break for?"
"Maybe ten minutes…or an hour. I don't really remember."
"Have you eaten?" Marissa remained silent, not hearing Alex.
"Babe have you eaten?"
"Hmm?" Marissa answered finally realizing Alex was talking.
"You hungry?"
"A little bit."
"I'm gonna take a shower first then I'll go make us some dinner okay?" Marissa merely nodded her head, while Alex headed straight towards the bathroom.

It wasn't until Marissa heard the shower start that she realized Alex had been working all day. She mentally smacked herself in the head for being so selfish and for being a not very great girlfriend. She stood, stretched, and shot off towards the kitchen. While she was pulling things out of the cupboards and the fridge she didn't hear the shower stop.

Once Marissa was done she turned the stove off and headed to the bedroom with a single plate in her hands. She wasn't surprised to see Alex laying face down on the bed her hair wet, she gently put the plate down next to Alex and nudged her ever so slightly. Alex turned her head, but kept her eyes closed.

"Hon get up, eat a little bit."
"Oh sorry I was going to make food, I just laid down for a second." Alex mumbled.
"I figured you'd be tired after a long day, why don't you eat a little bit and then just go to sleep?"

Marissa picked up one of the two grilled cheese sandwiches on the plate and went back to her computer sitting a just two feet away from Alex. As Marissa tapped away at the computer, her sandwich was gone in a matter of bites. The bed shifted and Alex finally sat up, grabbing the remaining sandwich and tearing it into bite sized pieces.

"How much do you have done so far?" Alex questioned, popping a piece into her mouth.
"Well…"
"Why don't you read me what you have so far? I can help you brainstorm."
"Okay, 'The novel was based loosely on the budding relationship between Landon and Jamie' blah blah blah."
"You didn't really put blah blah blah did you?"
"No, those just stand for things I need to add later."
"You only have one line so far?"
"I'll get it done."
"Did you read the book?"
"Well…I'm going to sparknotes it."
"Marissa when's this due?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"Marissa…I can help you if you want."
"No, it's okay. Thanks though I'll be fine."
"You sure?"
"Yeah just go to sleep."

Reluctantly Alex grabbed the plate and slipped off the bed, returning a few seconds later. She put her hands on Marissa's shoulders and began work her magic, relieving the tightness. Alex felt Marissa relax and dipped her lips towards her neck, gently nipping.
"I can't concentrate when you do that." Marissa whined.
"So take a break." Alex whispered into her ear, returning her attention to her bare shoulder, biting down slightly. Marissa shoved Alex gently, "Babe I really need to get this done."
"Fineeee" Alex drew out, retreating to her side of the bed.
"Hey," Marissa said, leaning her heard over Alex's, "I love you."
"Yeah I love you too." Alex lifted her head slightly and stole a kiss before turning her body away.

Marissa continued tapping away at her laptop until well past midnight, before she closed the screen and got underneath the covers. As she closed her eyes, she felt Alex's arms wrap around her and found herself finally relaxing.

The alarm sounded and Alex dug her head underneath the pillow, willing the annoying little device to be quiet. She didn't know how long she slept for but when she finally pulled her head out from underneath the pillow she was alone in the big bed, except for a lone note on top of Marissa's pillow. 'Enjoy your day off, see you later. XOXO'

While still in bed, Alex grabbed her cell phone that she had left charging on the bedside table and quickly punched a message to Marissa, 'Want me to bring you lunch?' not a minute had passed before Alex received a message back, 'love you if you did (:'.

Alex wasn't quite sure when lunch at Harbor High was, so after getting ready and making Marissa a sustainable lunch, she hopped into her jeep and headed for the prestigious school. After finding a parking spot, she was a little surprised to see the school pretty much empty.

While leaning against her car, she quickly punched another message to Marissa, 'Where are you?'. Two seconds later her phone vibrated, 'room 241'. Grabbing the brown paper bag from the backseat of the car, Alex headed in the direction of the classroom. Not thinking much about the fact that class was still in session, she opened the door and walked right into a lecture.

"Can I help you?" A middle aged man questioned from his spot at the white board.
"Hi I'm looking for uhm" Alex raked her brain for a good excuse, and heard a distinct cough. She moved her eyes to the middle of the room, and saw Marissa, who seemed to be trying to stifle a laugh.
"Can I help you?" The middle aged man asked again, this time taking his glasses off.
"Yeah, I have something for Marissa Cooper."
"What is it?" He questioned, his voice drained and obviously bored.
"Her lunch." Alex stated simply. She could feel the whole class eyeing her, and shrugged the feeling off.
"Ms. Cooper this is a classroom, please remember that you cannot have food items delivered. I'll let it go this time." As the words left his lips, Alex had already dropped the bag off at Marissa's desk with a wink.

When Marissa walked into the apartment she saw Alex sitting on the couch watching food network, an empty bowl sitting on the coffee table.
"What're you watching?" Marissa questioned taking a seat next to Alex, after dropping her bag at the door.
"Next food network star, been watching it since I got back."
"Are you hungry? I can make some dinner or something."
"No, I'm alright actually. How was lunch?" Alex asked peeling her eyes away to look at Marissa for a brief second.
"Good, you know how much I love peanut butter and jelly."
"That's good, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Sorry about the whole classroom thing."
"Are you kidding? Seeing you totally made my day."

It was the first time during their entire conversation that Alex finally focused all of her attention on Marissa, not minding that she was missing the last few moments of the tv show.

"Yeah?" Alex mused.
"Yeah of course."
"Well since you're done with school for the day, how about I finish that massage I started yesterday? This time no interruptions like homework." Alex suggested, already leading Marissa to the bedroom.