Alex could feel Ellie standing behind her, watching her cry, and for once she really didn't care. That guy she thought she loved turned out to be no better than her cheating asshole of a father. The last thing she wanted was to be like her mother, she wouldn't be like her mother. A cold hand squeezed her shoulder and she turned around to see Ellie, full of sympathy she didn't want. "I'm fine, El." She wiped the tears from her eyes and cheeks and walked past the overly empathetic girl. When she reached the small kitchen, she immediately opened the fridge to look for more liquor. "Damn." She whispered when she found no such drink.
Someone was behind her and she knew it so, assuming it was Ellie she turned around to face her. "I said I'm…" She quickly cut herself off when she realized it was Sean. Instead of snapping at him, she tilted her head and turned back around to face the refrigerator.
"Ellie's leaving for her co-op and no, there's no alcohol here." He stated bluntly before walking away into the living room and plopping himself on the couch. Beavis and Butthead sounded from the television and she couldn't help but smile. Those were her two favorite guys, the only two you could count on. Bravely, she too walked to the couch and plopped herself down. She waved goodbye to Ellie and then turned to Sean, who stared intently and slightly amused at the television. There was still some alcohol in her and maybe that was the reason but at the moment, she couldn't help but realize what a good-looking kid he was.
The thought shocked her and she quickly turned back to the show. However, Sean watched her from the corner of his brown eyes and tried to fake that he was paying any attention to Beavis making farting noises in the middle of class. "So Jay cheated, huh?" There was humor in his voice that kind of ticked her off but also made her smiled weakly and nod. Her arms were crossed over her chest and her legs were sprawled across the wooden floor. She turned to him and tilted her head again, wondering if he'd known all along that he was a cheater. Somehow he'd crawled into her mind and read her thoughts because he laughed and shook his head. "No, I had no idea." They both finally had the nerve to turn to each other.
She shrugged her shoulders loosely and bit down hard on her lip. "I'm not too upset about it. Except now there's no way I can go back home." Her voice was bitter and she squinted her eyes a bit at him, shrugging again. For some reason she felt positively antsy sitting next to him. Normally this situation wouldn't affect her in the slightest but for some reason now it made her uncomfortable. So she turned back to the TV and bit down on her lip again, trying to fixate her concentration on the show. He too looked back at it and shook his head.
The two sat this way for a good 10 minutes before he finally spoke up again. "It's okay to be upset over it. I won't tell." The smirk on his face grew and he turned to her, rubbing the back of his neck lightly with his palm. She too looked over at him rather than the TV and gave a faint smile, shrugging yet again.
"It's not who I am." She made a face at what she just said and let out a small laugh, shaking her head. He returned the look and also laughed. They both giggled together and chatted about nothing for another hour or so until Sean stood up off of the couch and moved closer to Alex. Again she made a face, this time one of pure confusion, and raised an eyebrow. Instead of a response he smiled at her and leaned in, kissing her softly on the lips. Her instincts told her to pull away and stop this madness but instead she returned the kiss, letting his tongue enter her mouth.
The make-out session lasted about 5 minutes and Alex's arms were now around Sean's neck and he was situated nicely on top of her. But he immediately jumped off of her when the door flew open. A feeling of sheer panic washed over her as she got up too to see who the invader was. Jay stood at the entrance to the room, a mixture of anger and sadness in his face. He swallowed back the yelling he wanted to do and instead asked quietly. "What the hell is going on here?" His eyebrow raised as Sean and Alex looked at one another then back at him.