A/N: As always, I don't own anything but the people I put in it and the ideas.

Chapter 10

Luke's POV

We'd all been sat huddled around one weather-warped bench top waiting for Jessie and Holly to show up. It was funny how we still needed the whole gang here to fully function properly.

Holly trailed behind Jessie as they approached. Alex was right when she informed us that this new girlfriend of Jessie's was quiet. I haven't even heard her open her mouth since she got here.

"So Alex and Jay aren't here yet?" He asked. I caught Holly rolling her eyes at the mention of Alex's name. Oh, there it is. Holly doesn't like Alex.

"Nope. Anytime now though I guess." I replied vaguely.

"Speak of the devil..." Marcus murmured with thin lips, nodding his head a fraction towards the way Jessie and Holly had appeared half a moment earlier.

"And she shall appear..." I finished off.

The atmosphere here was choking. I don't know which bright spark had the idea of getting the whole of the group together again for one more shindig at the ravine, but that person deserves to be beheaded.

Alex's POV

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I didn't sense this same atmosphere. I discovered that no matter how much I try to hate her, actually Holly's not that bad. Although it kills me to admit it, I'd never say anything to any of the guys.

"Lex, can we talk?" Luke cornered me and requested. I felt this a little odd seeing as though me and Luke barely pass two words to each other at any other time.

"Umm... what can I do for you Luke?" I asked feeling a bit puzzled.

"If I were you I wouldn't trust Holly." He came right out with it. I was a little taken aback to tell the truth.

"OK, cut to the chase!" I laughed.. This was bizarre. There was a new person in our lives and it was other people being wary of her and not me. This almost never happens. No, this never happens.

"What why not?" I was shocked. Holly seemed like a nice enough girl, and I don't really have any girl friends - not in that way. It would be nice to have just one.

"Come on, Alex. Of all the people I thought you'd be the first one to see red."

I guess my subconscious efforts to turn over a new leaf as it were have failed in epic proportions. "She's not that bad. I don't know what you guys see wrong with her."

"Does it not bother you that she's replaced you?" Luke asked, once again not thinking about what he was going to say before he said it.

I decided to let this slide. "She hasn't replaced me. I chose to finish things with Jessie. People move on. He's moved on. So have I." I said casting a longing glance over at my beloved, who was currently discussing the secrets to performing the perfect keg stand with Marcus and Jessie, who sounded and looked genuinely enthralled with the debate that was unfolding. Holly stood on the sidelines, separate from the guys, her eyes glazed over with a bored expression on her face.

Jay's POV

After the discussion on keg stands and other such drunken pastimes, we got round to the inevitable subject of girlfriends. I wasn't totally keen on talking about mine and Alex's relationship to someone who'd both been there and done that, and subsequently lost because of my evilness.

"How did you pull a girl like Holly then? Seems like a diamond girl." I commented, trying to drag the glaring focus away from Alex and I.

"These guys I met in Florida were having a beach party. Holly and her at-the-time-boyfriend were there. He was being an asshole, fooling around with other girls in full view of everyone." Jessie didn't alter his tone or make any sort of look to me in a bad way at all in that sentence, even though I felt my heart start to beat a little faster as he spoke. "It didn't take long for her to see sense and get rid of the jerk."

"Nice!" Was all I could muster. I stood there with my beer in my hand and a stupid grin on my face like some sex-crazed jock dickhead.

"It took like two weeks of just talking before anything really started happening though." He added with a touch of melancholy.

I wanted to ask him how long it took him, if at all, to get over Alex, but I felt that'd be pushing it a bit too far given the sensitive times we were still going through as a whole group.

"So now tell me, Jay. How did you and the lovely Alexandra get together? This has got to be a great story!" Jessie asked in all seriousness.

My stomach churned as I thought about dragging all this from the past up again. I wanted to choose an abridged version of the story, but at the same time I had to remember to keep my voice down. The delicate ears of Miss Holly were close by and I didn't want to upset or depress her even more than she appeared right now.

"I don't know dude, it just sorta... happened." I improvised. There was a huge great story that went with this memory, but I just couldn't bring myself to divulge it. "Obviously, when you and her fizzled out, she was a bit quiet for a while..." I lied. I think Jessie could probably tell I was improvising this story and felt a little uneasy telling it, even the simplified version.

"Dude, you don't have to feel bad. I know a lot of bad stuff happened before Florida but that's behind me now. Alex and you are happy together, I'm happy with Holly for now." I wondered what he meant by that. "And I know I may have had four years with Alex and its not gonna go away over night, but I'm fine with you two being together. You don't have to hide anything from me, dude. Except the really dirty and corrupt things you two get up to." He added with a cheeky grin and a throaty laugh.

After me and Jessie's little mano-a-mano chat, we both felt strong and tough enough to go back out into the crowd and fight any whirlwind of emotions that were thrown at us.

My first port of call was Alex. I snuck up behind her and slipped my arms through hers and around her tiny waist. She jumped slightly as we made contact and as she spun around, her hazel eyes were glazed over.

"Hey you alright?" I double checked.

"What do you think about Holly?" She asked in a hushed whisper so no-one close to us could hear.

"She's cool I guess. Haven't really talked to her much, why?" I asked curiously.

"Well Luke told me that I shouldn't trust her. He said that she doesn't like me."

"Why the hell wouldn't she like you, she doesn't even know you?!"

"It's cuz of my past. All the shit she's heard from Jessie. This wasn't a good idea me coming here, I'm going."

"Lex don't worry about it. Stay baby. You have as much rite to be hear as anyone else. Don't worry, you got me."

"That's just the start of my problem!" Alex exclaimed. I didn't quite know what she meant by this.

Jessie's POV

Jay filtered over to Alex as our conversation fizzled out, so I did all I could at this point and headed over to my own lady friend.

"Hey babe, what's the matter?" I tried to put my arm around her for a bit of comfort but she just sat there rigid as a board on the bench with her arms crossed across her body. She was a silent for a small while.

"Do you want the truth?" She asked. I just nodded and waited for her to continue. "I don't think I like the idea of Alex still being here."

"What? Why not?"

"Well you seem so hung up on her still."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"Babe, that's not gonna happen, trust me. Yes, me and her did date, but we're well and truly over. We've both moved on from each other. Too far gone now. I'm with you now. You're all that matters." I said to reassure her that I was never going to go back to Alex.

Holly just smiled. That was all I needed to see.

"Come over here.." I said as I pulled her into a kiss. After we pulled away she smiled at me. We just stayed there and talked for awhile. I looked over to Alex and Jay. They were laughing and occasionally would conjoin for a kiss and a cute little cuddle. Alex was way more relaxed and a much better person with Jay than she was with me. I smiled inside. They were so right for each other. A hell of a lot better then me and Alex were. I mean, yeah. Me and Alex totally clicked, but Alex and Jay get on like a house on fire. They were great together. Even before me and Alex started dating. They would always goof around. Finish each others sentences. Knew exactly what each other was thinking. They completed each other. So I guess Alex is Jay's girl now instead of Jessie's girl.

Alright well there is the end of my fan fiction. See Alex and Jay got together at the end! Hope you liked the fan fiction! Please review! Also look out for the third and finally part of this fan fiction. Which it should be up soon.