Thanks for all the reviews….it made me smile knowing there are people reading it and liking it….anyways, here's another chapter….i hope you still find it interesting…..sorry if it's kinda short
Chapter 10: Emergency
The morning after…
Marissa walked down the stairs when she heard her mother laughing. She quirked her brow wondering why her mom is laughing. She slowly walked towards the living room wanting to know what's happening.
"That really happened?" Julie said containing her laughter.
"Yeah, nobody knew I did that." the blonde said smiling at the thought.
"What's going on here?" Marissa said looking at them confused, her mom is sitting on their couch and beside her is Alex.
"Honey, Alex is just telling stories when she first started her business!" Julie smiled at the blonde then back to her daughter.
"What are you doing here this early in the morning?" the brunette said looking at Alex questioningly.
"Marissa, she came here to apologize for leaving the party early last night." Julie said answering for her, the brunette just raised a brow at Alex who smiled sweetly at her.
"And of course to see you." Alex stood up from the couch and walked towards her to give her a kiss.
Marissa turned her head slightly so that the blonde;s lips will touch her cheeks, "Really?"
"Absolutely!" she nodded but Marissa continued to look at her questioningly.
"I missed you a lot!" she smiled at her as she tried to pull her closer to her body but Marissa wouldn't budge.
"I think that's my cue to leave." Julie said standing up from the couch.
"We'll talk later Alex." she added then walked away from them giving them privacy.
"What is she talking about?" Marissa said as she pulled away from her then sat on the couch, Alex followed and sat beside her.
"She asked me to stay for lunch." she answered staring at the brunette appreciatively. She is really pretty!
"And you said Yes?" Marissa said almost yelling, not liking it.
"Why not?" Alex said looking at her confused, the brunette looked at her in dismay.
"You do know that last night was just an act, right?" Marissa said matter of fact.
"Of course!" the blonde said smiling deviously at her as she moved closer to where she sat.
"Ok, I'm just making myself clear here." the brunette said then stood up to leave her behind.
"If you'll excuse me." she said walking away from her.
"Wait!" Alex said pulling her to sit down again.
And because it was sudden, Marissa lost her balance and landed on Alex' lap instead.
"What are you…" Marissa said holding on to Alex' neck almost hugging her so she wouldn't end up on the floor.
"Be still!" Alex whispered, the brunette looked at her confused then followed where she is looking at, she was then surprised to see someone standing in the hallway.
"Shit! I'm sorry." Ryan said looking at the two in a compromising position, Marissa's face turning bright red.
"I didn't know that there's somebody else here." He continued not liking what he's seeing.
"It's ok." Alex said smiling at him then looked at Marissa holding her waist even more.
"Baby, I told you we shouldn't be doing this here because someone might walk in on us." She said in a flirtatious tone.
Marissa still shocked at what she just said could only nod in return.
"I'll just go now." Ryan said controlling his anger building up, "So you two could finish whatever you were doing."
He walked away while Alex just smiled knowingly.
When Ryan is nowhere to be found Marissa stood up and looked at her angrily.
"Why the hell did you do that?" Marissa said glaring at her, Alex looked at her innocently.
"Now he'll think we're really doing something in here!" She added not liking it.
"So what's wrong with that?" Alex said smiling oddly at her.
"He will think that I'm that easy!" Marissa huffed and glared at her again.
"And you're not?" Alex said raising a brow at her, the brunette gave her a look.
"You know what, you wouldn't understand!" Marissa said walking away from her.
"Where are you going?" the blonde said watching her leave.
"Taking a shower!" Marissa said yelling.
"Aw, did I get you too hot and bothered?" Alex said teasing her, Marissa stopped from her tracks when she heard it.
"Screw You!" Marissa said harshly as she glared at her from afar.
"YOU TOO!" Alex said smiling at her. this is not as hard as I think it would be
After an hour…
The Cooper family is now having their lunch with Ryan and Alex.
Jimmy and Julie sat across from each other on the either side of the table.
Ryan and Theresa sat side by side and across them are Marissa and Alex sitting closely to each other.
"This is nice!" Julie said looking to all of them, "We should do this every Sunday!"
"Yeah." Jimmy said nodding, he's happy that everything is alright with his family.
"So Alex, are you staying here for good?" Julie asked breaking their silence.
"I was actually planning on moving here in Newport so I can personally manage our branch here." Alex said truthfully then took a sip of her drink.
"Really?" Julie said in excitement, "that's good news, right Marissa?"
"Yes of course." Marissa said then smiled fakely at Alex.
"So Marissa?" the blonde said looking straight in her eyes, the brunette swallowed hard at this.
"Would you like to move in with me?"
Marissa almost choked but managed to answer, "Uhm, can I think about it first?"
Alex nodded, she just liked playing with Marissa.
"If you asked me, Marissa can move in with you anytime you want." her mother said smiling at Alex.
Marissa looked at her mom bewildered and embarrassed.
"Really?" Alex said in amusement, Julie nodded then continued, "if she moved in with you, I wouldn't have to put up with her mood swings anymore!"
Theresa smiled at her mother's comment while Marissa just scowled.
"Mother!" she said like she was gonna stomp her foot in protest.
"Ok, I was just joking!" Julie said laughing, "So when are you gonna move here?" she added.
"I was thinking maybe within this week." Alex said indefinitely.
"Good!" Julie said then looked at her older daughter, "Marissa will help you unpack your things."
"But I have work!" Marissa exclaimed, not liking her mom's idea.
"it's okay honey." Jimmy said softly, he took a sip of his coffee and smiled at her.
"I'll talk to your boss, I think he wouldn't let me down. After all I'm he's boss!" he laughed.
"OK!?" Marissa said in defeat, not really wanting to argue.
"I guess I'll help you unpack then." She said looking at Alex gruffly.
"Thanks Marissa." Alex said happily, giving her a chaste kiss on the lips then took hold of her hand.
"This is why I love you!" she smiled at her all the while Marissa is seething from her seat.
"Yeah, me too." she said sarcastically while holding onto Alex' hand squeezing it tightly.
The meal continued on with the conversations from Alex' business to Ryan's and to their business.
All this time Alex was holding Marissa's hand and stealing kisses from her every chance she could get. Marissa tried to act cool, she will either playfully slap her arm hard or squeeze the blonde's hand too tight. But Alex never paid attention to this because she was also busy touching Marissa's waist or caressing her thighs.
Ryan controlled his anger upon seeing the two all over each other. He remembered that when they were still together Marissa didn't even once show that kind of affection especially in front of her parents.
Theresa on the other hand saw Marissa and Alex' affection to each other too and smiled to herself because she knew that Marissa has Alex therefore she doesn't have to compete for Ryan's attention anymore.
Jimmy and Julie also saw Marissa and Alex' playfulness to each other and thought to themselves that their daughter had really moved on with Alex.
"So Alex.." Julie said without a warning, "when are you going to ask for Marissa's hand in marriage?"
Alex sipping her drink almost spilled the contents, she looked at Julie shocked, and Marissa did the same. Julie just looked at Alex still waiting for an answer.
The blonde cleared her throat before answering, "Uhm, I don't really think that Marissa is ready to go there. And it's kinda early for that, don't you think so?" She said looking at the brunette for help.
"And we haven't talked about it either, right Marissa?" She said again.
Marissa noticed Alex' uneasiness by the mention of that subject and decided to get back on her.
"Are you kidding me?" she said looking at Alex with a serious look on her face.
The blonde swallowed a lump on her throat hoping this topic would end soon.
"Even though we've just been together for a short time I feel like it's not enough and I wanted to be with you every single day." Marissa looked at her expectantly.
Alex paled, "Really? I.. I d-didn't know, I didn't know you were thinking about it already." she stuttered.
"I was meaning to ask you for marriage but I can't seem to find the right time! And well, I was waiting for you to ask me." she said looking at her shyly.
The blonde looked at her terrified but Marissa continued on what she's saying.
"But now that my mom mentioned it, what do you think?" the brunette leaned in waiting for her answer. Marissa held onto her hand as she looked at her innocently.
Alex felt suddenly like her mouth was dry, she wanted to say something but she couldn't form a word. She was caught off guard as everyone just looked at her, waiting for her to answer.
Marissa knew the girl was having trouble, she doesn't know why Alex is acting strange but she couldn't care less. She just wants to get back at her so she continued grilling the other girl.
The brunette smiled sweetly still holding her hand then said, "Baby, Will you marry me?"
The blonde widened her eyes at what she heard. She looked like she's gonna hyper ventilate any moment now. Everyone was silent as they looked at the couple and waited for the answer. And just when Alex thought she's going to faint her cell phone started ringing.
"Excuse me." Alex said standing up quickly, Marissa smiled to herself as she watched her struggle to answer her phone and get away from her.
"I have to get this." she walked away quickly while trying to compose herself.
Julie looked at her oddly then turned to her daughter for answer but Marissa just shrugged it off.
"Marissa, I think Alex has commitment issues." her mother looked at her concerned.
"Well, I think it's still kinda early for that." Jimmy commented, he sat up straighter on his seat.
"Marriage is not something that you can just take lightly….and well, they're just starting out as a couple so I don't think marriage is a good idea."
"Honey, these days, couples doesn't need to wait for years or months to get married…if you feel like it then go for it!" Julie said casually then looked back at Marissa.
"You better talk to her to solve this problem early!" She reprimanded, Jimmy just sighed knowing his wife is not gonna shut up anytime soon.
"You think so?" Marissa said looking at her mom.
"Honey, she practically jumped from her seat at the mention of marriage." Julie said shaking her head at this.
"Maybe she's just not the marrying type?" Theresa replied as she was also curious why Alex is acting strange.
"Non-sense!" Julie debated, "There's no such people like that…everyone in their right age of mind would want to be married!"
"Or maybe she just doesn't want to marry you Marissa." Ryan added to the fuel, Marissa gave him a look and Theresa looked at him questioningly.
"And why would you say that?" Marissa said not liking where this conversation is going.
"I'm just sayin'…" Ryan replied then continued on what he's saying, "She's the type of girl who likes to play around and I don't think she would want to be tied down anytime soon…especially when she's enjoying it."
He smiled mischievously, knowing that what he said has an effect to Marissa.
"Well, you don't know her so you can't judge her like that!" Marissa said defending her girlfriend.
"Don't get mad at me." Ryan said knowing what he's saying is getting to Marissa.
"If you really know her then you don't have to worry about a thing, I'm just giving out my opinion." He said smiling to himself as he looked at Marissa innocently.
Marissa sat there silently, contemplating on what he just said. She wonders to herself as to why Alex reacted that way even though she knew they where just acting in front of them. Just as she was about to say something, the blonde walked back in.
"Uhm, I'm really sorry but duty calls." Alex said as she walked towards their table again, picking up her purse in the process, Marissa looked at the girl in question.
"But thanks for the Lunch!" she looked at Julie then to Jimmy as they smiled at her in understanding.
"I thought you don't have work today?" Marissa instead asked, she doesn't know why she felt disappointed that the blonde is gonna end their breakfast sooner than later.
"Uhm, yeah but this is an emergency." the blonde said apologetically, not being able to look at her in the eye.
"Ok." Marissa said not knowing why she was disappointed that the other girl is now going.
"I better go now." Alex said not even kissing her then started walking away.
Marissa stood up and followed her before she can get to her car, "Will I see you later?" she looked at her expectantly.
"No, I'm going to Canada today." Alex shook her head and opened her car door, "but I'll call you!" she added.
"Ok." Marissa said hiding her sadness.
Canada?! what is she going to do there?