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The Cooper household was rather quiet, an unusual thing, but a very nice thing indeed. Marissa sighed. She didn't know the last time the house was this quiet. Alex gripped Marissa's hand tightly, shuffling into the house. The lanky brunette didn't know what she was getting into. Bringing Alex to her home where the devil lived on their second day together was not the smartest idea. The last time she brought Alex home the devil wasn't exactly pleased. Marissa squeezed Alex's hand, her eyes darting every nook and cranny. Where was her mother? Not spying the older woman, she snuck down the hall and into her room.

The taller girl collapsed on her bed, stretching her arms up. She didn't know starting over was going to be so hard. She knew it was going to be hard but not this hard. Not so hard that she was crying twenty-four-seven. At least she was making it through with Alex by her side. Marissa felt a sudden movement on the bed. Alex had crawled on the bed, lying half on the bed half on Marissa. Marissa settled a moan, running her fingers through the blonde's hair. She was so beautiful. Even if it was supposed to be the other way around, Marissa loved just being able to hold Alex. Alex smiled and leaned up and kissed Marissa, running her fingers along the round of her jaw line.

"Beautiful, just beautiful." Alex whispered, stealing another kiss. Marissa blushed, loving the attention she was getting. Not one of her three boyfriends, that being Luke, Ryan, and DJ (she wasn't counting Volchek), had given her this type of attention. This type of attention was new, and she liked it. She wouldn't let it slip out of her fingers like her past relationships had. She was going to hold onto it for as long as possible. The padding of footsteps along the hallways woke the two girls from basking in each others presence.

"Marissa! Are you home?" Her mother's voice bit through the air. It was the harsh fact of reality: moms ruin everything. She hated that fact. Whenever she was in the middle of a moment her mother or someone else's mother would interrupt. And now it was her mother's turn. "Oh Alex, I didn't know… You were …" Julie stepped back, seeing the girls' positions. "…back…" With the last word, Julie's face flashed a pale white her entire body loosing life. Mrs. Cooper had fainted. Marissa burst into a fit of laughter. Never once had she seen her mother faint. She had come close when she found out she and DJ the gardener were dating, but she never actually did.

"That wasn't what I expected," Marissa lifted an eyebrow at her mother's body. Standing up, the bonny brunette sauntered towards Julie, tapping her on the shoulder. The redhead blinked her eyes open, her mouth wide open. Marissa muffled a laugh, helping her mother up. If she had the choice though, she'd leave her mother there, just step right over her like she was nothing. It was sadly only a thought. If she didn't help her mother up, who knows what could happen? Most likely a big kick in the butt from her mom, and that would not be pleasant.

"She's one weird mother…" Marissa jumped up feeling Alex's lips up against her ear. When did she get so close? She whispered a soft moan, arching back into Alex's form. "You know your mom is right there." Alex nipped at her earlobe. It felt so good, just to feel her touch, her hot breath against her skin. Marissa wanted more. She couldn't: enter in the mom situation. Marissa smirked.

"Well, I'm not the one making out with my ear in front of her." Marissa nudged Alex playfully. Julie, now fully awake and conscious, stared at the scene forming in front of her. Marissa gulped. Who knows what here mother was going to do? One moment she could be mad or surprised, and the next moment she could be happy and welcoming. Marissa hated that about her mother. She could never tell what the devil was going to do unless it had to do with something or someone she hated, and at the moment, she didn't know what her mother thought about Alex.

"Thank you," the redhead growled, baring her manmade teeth. "Alex, I suspect you're here to collect your things that Marissa stole from you. Please do so and then leave," Julie wiped the nonexistent dirt off her skirt and padded away. Alex stared blankly at the door. Marissa wiped her face with her hand. She never thought her mother could be that rude.

"I'm so sorry about that." Marissa apologized, dragging her feet over to her bed. Alex followed until she was standing before Marissa, arms wrapped around her waist. Marissa shivered with delight, pressing her form into Alex. She stared into Alex's gaze. It was filled with love. Sighing, Marissa leaned in, capturing Alex's lips. The taste hit her senses with a wave of delight. It was as if she had never kissed Alex before. She smiled into the kiss; life was perfect. Well, perfect minus the mother. She just had to get rid of that small, yet prominent annoyance.

"So what do you have of mine anyway?" Alex broke that kiss, resting her forehead on Marissa's. Marissa smirked, placing a finger on Alex's nose. She had stolen, well rather, borrowed many things of Alex. She had planned to give them back, but instead she had kept them in hope of Alex coming back to get them. Back then she wanted Alex so bad she was using 'blackmail' to do it. It never worked. Alex didn't return for her belongings. But now, in some way, she had come back. She had come back to her all because she had shot someone, talk about Karma. "I don't remember loosing anything." Marissa pulled away from Alex's hold.

"Let's see there's the robe, the two shirts, the heart, um I think that's it." Marissa counted on her finger. A fake-angry yell rang through the room as Alex ran at Marissa. Alex shoved the brunette on the bed, pinning her below her.

"You little criminal!" She growled, punishing the girl with kisses. Marissa didn't call it a punishment at all though. Any contact with Alex she got was heaven to her. She loved every one of those kisses no matter how rough they were. Alex whispered something about 'not working,' but Marissa didn't really catch the whole thing, the kisses taking her brain away. Marissa moaned in disappointment as Alex stopped kissing her. She wanted the contact again. Hearing a soft chuckle, Marissa looked up only to find two hands coming down on her, their fingers constantly moving.

"No! Stop… " Marissa burst into laughter. Alex paid little to no attention to the girls pleads, continuing her tickle torture.