Chp.11
I was angry but still I could feel the tears from earlier fall down my face. I missed him. He was all I had left. I came here after the funeral. If only he hadn't gotten that stupid tumor. I began to cry. Silent tears flowed from my eyes. Bitter tears. Tears of regret. Tears of pain. I hated myself for not spending more time with him. If I hadn't been to wound up in the rodeos and the show, I could've- The sobs came stronger but still I refused to make a sound and I wasn't about to stick around and let the boys see me like this. I got up and wiped my eyes just before the guys reached me. I started walking. "ALEX!?!?!" I began to run. Faster and faster I ran. My breathing becoming harder and harder. "ALEX!!!" I kept going and didn't look back. I got to the door of my house and failed to get it open. I just fell to the ground with my head against the door and cried. "Alex?" I looked up at Steve threw tear filled eyes, "I-I…" I couldn't finish I sobbed even more. He knelt down and picked me up. I buried my face into his neck and he opened the door. He sat down on the couch still holding me in his arms. He wiped away my tears and tilted my face so I was looking into his eyes, "This is more than just about you and Johnny getting attacked. Now please tell me, what is it? I wanna help. I don't like seeing you hurt. Please just tell me." I retold my story from the moment I got hooked on the rodeo to when I found out my dad had a brain tumor and then three months later passing away. "Gosh, baby, I'm so sorry." I put my arms around his neck and put my head against his. He wiped away another tear that strolled down my cheek. "I swear I'll get them back don't you worry." "Steve, I think they've been though enough hell. Besides I don't wanna see you get hurt, not that I don't think you could take them, but Socs fight dirty." He smiled at my concern for his safety. "Alex, I love you. With all my heart I love you." I smiled and slowly kissed him. We stayed that way for who knows how long. And only God knows what time we fell asleep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Steve pov~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I slowly woke to the morning light shining threw the window. Alex was still asleep in my arms and I didn't dare do anything to wake her. She looked so peaceful when she was sleeping. I listened to her quiet breathing and slowly ran my hand threw her hair. I hated to see her in pain and I hated to see her cry. I just wanted to take away all her pain. I loved her. I really loved her. More than I had loved Evie or any other girl. I knew that she had been threw a lot and it broke my heart to see her like this. "Hey there," I looked at her and realized that I must have spaced out.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Alex pov~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I laid there for ten minutes just looking at him. He was thinking about something and I could see the look of determination in his eyes, "Hey there," that got his attention, "Whatchya thinkin bout?" He smiled slightly, "You." He leaned down and kissed me. It was sweet just like last night, but he wasn't gonna get off that easily, "What about me?" He smiled into the kiss, "Just how much I love you and everything about you." I smiled and slowly stood up and I could here a groan in protest from Steve. I smiled at him then made my way into the kitchen. I was looking in the fridge when my phone rang. I went and picked it up, "Hello?" "Alex?" "Yes this is she who is this?" "It's me your cousin, Lisa." "Lisa," I felt Steve's arms wrap around me and I could feel his lips on my neck, "Hey how are ya?" "Good, I've been better. Hey I've got some news for ya." "Yeah? What is it?" "An old relative popped back in today at my store lookin for ya." "Really," I was a little worried seeing how it could've been anyone but it was probably just another cousin or aunt come to see me after my father died, "Who was it?" It was quiet for a while. Something wasn't right and my body tensed. Steve stopped but still held onto me and I turned to face him. I could see the concern in his eyes matching my own, "Lisa, Who was it?" "Alex….Alex it was your mom." I dropped the phone.
