Over My Head

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Chapter Ten

For the past week every time Alex bent down to tie her shoelace or was down on her knees Marissa had to suppress her urge to shout 'yes'. It would have been much easier had Alex not made a conscious choice to do it at least three times a day, and in front of Marissa. Alex had also been making little comments that would get Marissa's mind spinning, but then dispel those thoughts by adding a snide little comment right after. The brunette had finally realized that Alex wouldn't be proposing anytime soon and that if she didn't stop her quick assumptions, she would be a mess, an even bigger mess than she already was.

As Marissa was settling into the couch to watch Sesame Street with Cooper, her phone began to ring.
"Hey Su-"
"I have to tell you something." Summer interrupted.
"Okay, is everything alright?" Marissa questioned concern lacing her voice.
"I heard Seth talking to Alex about some sort of plan and when he went to the bathroom I looked through his texts."
"That's kind of messed up to invade his privacy like that."
"Are you telling me you don't want to know what I found out?"
"Summer…"
"Alex has been messing with you!" Summer interjected, "She knows you know about the ring, she's been toying with you this whole time."
"You're kidding."
"Her bending down to tie her shoes three times a day? Yeah, not a coincidence."
"I'm going to kill her." Marissa said after absorbing the information.

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That night after putting Cooper to bed, Alex shut his door and headed towards the living room where Marissa sat. The brunette had been giving her the silent treatment since she had come home from work, and Alex couldn't understand why. She figured Marissa had had a bad day, so she had been on her best behavior, even doing the dishes after dinner; something she hated with a passion.

"Are you mad at me?" Alex asked standing a few feet away from the couch.
"Do I have a reason to be?" Marissa countered, obviously upset.
"Not that I know of, but you're acting like you are."
"I've been going it over in my head if I should mess with you the way you messed with me, but you know what? I wouldn't do that because that's just mean and hurtful. You saw how crazy I was. I mean if you weren't planning on asking me to marry you then why even joke around about it?" There was more hurt in Marissa's voice than Alex had been anticipating and now she understood why Marissa hadn't been speaking to her, everything made sense now.

"Marissa, you found the ring and you told Summer about it."
"She's my best friend Alex!"
"I was just trying to have some fun"
"At my expense." Marissa finished for her.
"I wanted it to be a surprise, you can't be mad about that."

Marissa stood from the couch and crossed her arms. They stood staring at each other waiting for the other to make a move.

"Marry me. I mean it. I love you more than anything. So, marry me." Alex said immediately taking a step towards Marissa.
"No." Marissa answered simply.
"What?" Alex questioned surprised, stilling her movements.
"It's not even a real proposal, you don't propose in the middle of a fight."
"So you're saying no because you don't like the way I proposed to you."
"You didn't mean it!" Marissa let out loudly.
"You've been acting nuts all week thinking I'm going to propose, and when I do you say no…you make absolutely no sense. I gave you what you wanted and it wasn't good enough. I really don't know what you want from me." Alex said before turning around and retreating to the bedroom.

Marissa fell backwards onto the couch, mulling over what Alex had said. She felt like she had a right to be upset and to not accept the proposal because it had come out during an argument. However, at the same time, she understood why Alex was upset, she had basically just rejected her offer. Marissa let out a groan, before getting an idea; she grabbed her phone and scrolled through her contacts looking for a particular name.

"Hey, it's Marissa. Yeah, Marissa Cooper. Can you do me a favor? Thanks, I'll meet you at your place." Marissa ended the call and slipped the phone into her pocket before standing and grabbing her purse on her way out the door.

Alex stood with her back to the bedroom door, letting out a frustrated sigh when she heard the front door close. It wasn't supposed to happen like this, she hadn't been planning to propose in the midst of an argument, and above all she hadn't expected Marissa to leave.

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