Alex left thinking Marissa didn't love her. Few years later they meet again, they have to work in the same place in LA. Marissa is now engaged to Ryan. Alex goes for the get some, get gone routine. Appearances from old friends and new ones.
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Flashbacks are in bold.
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Chapter 14
Nose grazing, Alex put her hands down, around Marissa's waist, as the brunette did the same, bringing their bodies closer, and making it so that their lips were separated by a incredibly thin line of air.
So, there was only one thing on their minds. Just one little inch.
Time had stopped, music wasn't left behind, it wasn't heard neither. That second the only sound the girls could hear was their own heartbeat, pumping in their ears.
Their hot breaths mingled, touching each others lips, leaving them waiting for more. Waiting for the moment that it wasn't air that touched their lips.
The only problem was who would make the fist move, for someone had yet to give in.
Marissa could see Alex's eyes change color. First they were light green, then they got darker, and soon turned blue, but that's not how they were at the moment. They had turned lilac somehow and, finally, her pupils had dilated so much that the blonde's eyes looked like they were black with a lighter ring around it, making it different than anything Marissa had ever seen. Making it special.
Alex could feel Marissa's eyes examining her, looking at her like a thirsty man on a desert would look at a fountain. The blonde didn't mind, actually she longed for this moment when the only thing on the brunette's mind was her, something she had never got when the two dated years ago.
That what was on the blonde's mind when she decided to lean in, just a little bit, just to touch the brunette's lips, just a little peck, when out of nowhere there was Aaron.
Aaron.
The first one to be nice at Marissa when she got the job.
Aaron.
That was always around when the brunette needed a hand.
Aaron, that had come out from behind the bar, holding a full trey on one hand and two plates on the other, almost running and by doing so had hit Marissa's shoulder, effectively throwing her a little backwards and ruining the moment.
Mumbling a faint 'sorry' he continued his way, without looking back, trying to balance everything he had on his hands.
Gasping the brunette put her fingers on her lips still looking at the blonde that was attached to the wall behind her, with a clear look of shock on her face. At that moment Marissa couldn't decide if she wanted to thank or kill Aaron.
Returning to her senses, the blonde stood strait, no more being supported by the wall, as she waited for the other girl to do something, to tell her what had just happened. Asking without words if, by any chance, Marissa wanted to continue what they had yet to start.
Sensing the change on Alex, the brunette walked backwards, without taking her eyes off of the girl she had almost just kissed, until she was so far back that they couldn't see each other anymore, allowing them to finally breathe normally.
Hours later, they had to yet see each other after what had happened tonight. They were obviously avoiding each other, afraid of what might happen if they actually talked.
Alex was drained, both physically and emotionally, and seeing as this day was Marissa's day to close, the blonde decided that at 3:30 AM it was time to go home, after all they had agreed that in day they didn't have to close up, they could live by 3 AM. There was only one thing she had to do, sign a few papers, that she had put off signing since this afternoon, that were on her desk at their office.
Getting to there she thanked God for Marissa not being there, felling she had managed to avoid the brunette all the rest of her shift.
"COOP!!!! Care to explain what was that?"
"What was what, Sums?"
"That, that happened on the bar earlier. You and Alex."
"What about me and her? Nothing happened"
"Oh, no, young lady. You are not going to get away that easily, first you don't tell anyone about you working with your ex, then you go there and almost kiss her!!! Please, tell me what's going on."
"Look, it was nothing. Let it go, alright?"
"No, not alright. You better explain to me right now what's going on here."
Marissa, sensing she wouldn't be able to trick Summer into forgeting what she had seen earlier, decided that was better to have this conversation somewhere a little more private. There would be enough rumors already from what other people had obviously seen, without adding something they overheard between her conversation with Summer.
"Not here." The taller brunette said as she pulled Summer by the arm.
Alex had just finished signing everything and was giving a last look at her desk, making sure it wasn't a total mess. Having done that, she threw the pen she had used at it, not expecting it to roll, fall on the floor, hit the chair to finally stop under said desk.
Considering leaving it there, she thought better about it. The blonde knew that was her last pen, her lazy ass had lost the hundred others she had bought the last mouth, not bothering to put them where they belonged, and she knew that if she left it there, it would become another lost pen, because there was no way Alex would remember where it was, come morning.
Taking a deep breath, the blonde knelt under the table to get it. Finally recovering the lost object, Alex got up without realizing that she was exactly under the middle of the desk, effectively hitting her head under it.
"Ouch!!!" The blond said.
Marissa knew where to take Summer, somewhere they could talk alone, no interruptions. After all, Alex was supposed to have left almost an hour ago. They would have the office only for themselves.
Still touching her forehead, as if it would make the pain go away quicker, Alex heard the door to the office open, and Marissa's clear voice tell Summer this was a good place for them to talk.
Trying to hide herself under the table, Alex pushed up against the wall at her side, hoping this way none of the girls would be able to see her. Also hoping they this two would have a quick conversation. Yeah, right. The blonde thought.
It wasn't that Alex wanted to hear their conversation, it was just that she didn't want to make herself known to Marissa, the blonde didn't want to face her ex-girlfriend, not after what had almost happened earlier, without knowing where she stood first. And that meant days of thinking, which the blonde hadn't had the time to do yet.
Closing the door behind her, Marissa turned to Summer, waiting for the interrogation to start.
"What is going on, Marissa?"
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing"
"How can you say that? How can you say that after you got a job with your ex and told nobody about it? Does Ryan know? He doesn't, does her?"
"No" Marissa's response was useless, for Summer could see it in the taller girl's face.
"What are you doing? Are you having an affair?"
"What? NO!! How can you say that?"
"I don't know, the way you too were tonight seemed that, I don't know, you were together or something."
"We aren't. Don't worry, it's not happening anymore. I learned my lesson last time. Besides, I… Well, I l- I love Ryan. That's it. I love Ryan. I. Love. Ryan." Yeah, right. Marissa's mind betrayed her.
"Then what was that about earlier?"
"I honestly don't know. It's complicated. It's just, we work together. And when I first started here, I like had no friends here and I guess Alex was being nice and all and introduced me to this bunch of people. And they were nice to me too. And, I don't know. They keep inviting me to this things they are gonna do, and I can't really refuse right, because that would just be rude."
"Rude?"
"Yeah, I mean they keep showing me these nice places and talking to me, being really friendly so that I don't fell lonely when I'm alone. And, it would really make this hard at work if Alex got offended or something. I just wish they would stop inviting me, and being all nice and stuff. Then I wouldn't have to make up excuses to not go with them. It's just weird hanging out with Alex all the time." Marissa said it, trying to convince herself as well as Summer.
"You didn't seem to be complaining all that much while you were pushing her against the wall"
Of course not, it felt sooo good. But instead Marissa answered "Yeah, well, it was just a bubble fight, and I guess it got out of hand. She kept staring at me, and I didn't know if I should stare back at her or just turn around. I don't want her to think I'm this annoying rich girl that doesn't care about anyone but myself, but I don't want to lead her on neither. I mean she was like almost eating me with her eyes, and I have told her that I'm still with Ryan and that we are about to get married."
"And, this eating with eyes was one-sided, right?"
"Yeah, totally. Not a chance that I'll dump Ryan for her. No. Not one. None at all." Actually, I would do it in a heartbeat. But the more rational part of her brain simply thought. Shut up, traitor part.
"And why can't you tell Ryan then?"
"Because he's still insecure. Maybe he thinks that someday I'll wake up and decided that I don't like men anymore, and Alex's presence would just make him more paranoiac. So, why bother him with something that's not important?" Not important? I don't like men!!!! I'm completely in love with the girl of my dreams. But again the rational part of her brain had only one come back to give. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut uuuuuuup.
"You sure about that?"
"Yes." NO!!!
The smaller brunette continued to stare at her for what felt like hours, as if trying to decide if she had been lied to. Finally getting to a conclusion that Marissa wouldn't say anything else, she turned to the door.
"You would tell me if it wasn't like that, right?"
"Of course I would, Sums." Liar.
"And you do know you will have to tell him eventually, don't you?"
"I know, just not right now."
"OK, then, I will keep your secret."
"Thank you"
"You better, because I'll be lying to my husband and I really don't like to do it."
"I know. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."
"Yeah, yeah. Come on, let's get back down there at the party."
They left, missing the fact that the subject of their conversation had listened to every single word they said, holding the tears that threatened to escape her eyes. At least now Alex knew exactly where she stood.
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