A/N: Sorry this is so short! I've just been so busy with life and more school and decisions that needed to be made. No worries I haven't given up on this fic yet...haha I'll try to get more up as soon as I can!!! But in the meantime, hopefully, if I haven't lost any of you ... please R&R. Much appreciated :)

Forget It.

Chapter 13.

Caught Up In The Moment.

-- Alex's P.O.V. --

I clicked my phone shut as I turned to the girl beside me. She smiles at me as I grinned back. "Summer, Marissa, Ryan and Seth are at the mall as well." "Oh ya? That's cool. Do you want to meet up with them?" Not really. I think to myself. "Nah! We'll see them when we see them." I reply back to her with my Kelly charm. "Okay!" she says as she took her hand in mine. I smile back as I glanced down at our hands and looked at the girl looking out the window as we head towards Newport Mall. What's wrong with me? Here I am with a girl who's beautiful, outgoing and fun to be with. I should be happy. But you're not. Her mind responded back to her. I sigh again. She's not Marissa. I think again as I glanced at the girl.

-- Newport Mall --

As we got there we already went into a few stores and not once did we bump into Marissa of the Fab Four, as I sometimes would like to call them. "I'm getting kinda thirsty. Want to get something to drink?" "Ya! I was just thinking the same thing haha" I laugh at Brooklyn's cuteness as we headed towards the food court. The great thing about this mall is that it's huge. There's like 3 different food courts in diferent sections of the mall and like a billion stores. I hate the mall because I hate shopping. I hate that when it gets busy (which is every freakin day!) you have to drive around for a parking spot that in the end, I usually just give up and go home. When I'm at the mall, i'm usually in and out, when I know what I want. Surf shops, on the other hand, I can stay forever. But the concept of "the mall" in general - makes me want to puke. But Brooklyn talked me into it and for the life of me I can never say no to those puppy dog eyes. It's like my kryptonite. Curse those puppy dog eyes!

"Thanks for coming to the mall with me, Al" "No worries" I smile back as I pulled her into a half hug as we walked passed more shops. "Well, I know the mall isn't really your thing so..." "hey, like I said, no worries." I say cooly as I gave her a light peck on the lips. "Alex!" My eyes go wide as I recognized the voice that called me. I slowly turn my head to see the fab four in front of us...

"Alex!" the blonde looked over and saw Summer, Seth, Ryan and...Marissa. "Long time no see, ASS!" the dark brunette says as she hugged Alex tightly. "Air...Summer...oxygen" "Oh don't be such a drama queen, nerd!" she laughs jokingly as the blonde exchanged greetings to Seth and Ryan. She looked over at Marissa who was looking everywhere else but at her. "Hey Riss.." "Hey..." awkward silence "SO!" Summer says as to break the silence, "Brooklyn HI! how's it going? What did you get?" she says rather quickly that it took the other girl a few seconds to answer. "Umm...ya, nothing really a couple tops and stuff, we're just hanging out at the mall or more like I dragged Al to come with me haha" she says as she looks over at the tall blonde, who was still staring at Marissa. "Oh, well that's cool! Usually I would have to tie a rope around that girls waist and drag her to the mall haha So are you guys done shopping? or..." "I don't know? Alex?" "Huh, what? Oh, I don't know...we can still walk around if you want?" "Come walk around with us!" the dark brunette suggested happily. "Uhh.." we both say. But before they knew it, Summer had linked her arms to both girls pulling them towards one of the shops as Summer continued on talking.

After a few shops and 5 more shopping bags more to add to Seth's already growing pile, the boys decided to go grab ice cream (and dropping off some of Summers bags in the car as it was taking a toll on Seths stringbean arms). As they headed off, Alex kept stealing glances at Marissa as the lanky brunette remained quiet the whole time. Is she mad at me? Why is she so quiet? This is so awkward! Gawd, I miss her. The blonde was too busy thinking to herself that she didn't even realise that she was being pushed into one of the change rooms. "Wait. What are you doing?!" "Oh, c'mon Al, you're so broody and you haven't even been trying anything on!" replied Summer. "That's because I have enough clothes that I don't NEED anymore! Unlike you Summer, I can breathe just fine without adding more clothes to my closet!" "Ha shut it and try these on! And these...and these...AND THESE!!!" With an arm full of clothes and the laughter coming from Brooklyn and Summer, she didn't have enough time to say anything as the door was shut close in front of her. "I am NOT trying all these clothes!" "Oh, c'mon Al.." chided Brooklyn "you'll look so cute!" "ugh..." she replies back as she rolls her eyes. "How do I even get myself into these situations..." she mumbles out. "How do I even put this shirt on...there's like hole's in the back and on the side...and I don't understand! Where are the buttons or ..." "chill out Al," she replies, "Rissa go help disabled Alex with her top, I'm gonna go check up on the guys and see what's the hold up with the ice cream. Knowing Cohen he probably tripped over a small ant and is now covered in ice cream!" "I'll come with you!" says Brooklyn. Before Marissa could get a word in she was now alone and standing on the other side of the door that the tall blonde was in.