I hope everybody's feeling' good, coz i'm not...lol...my throat is just sore and well, its kinda hard to speak especially swallow...i mostly drink hot water...
anyways, since i didn't have anything to do...i might as well just post the next chapter...i hope you still like where this fic is going...i'm actually slowing it down coz i'm still undecided what road to take...so ye, let's keep this fic rolling...reviews highly appreciated...feed the writer please..lol
Chapter 28: Day 4
At Ingrid's Party…..
Alex and Marissa had just arrived and now entering Ingrid's mansion.
"You made it!" Ingrid said excitedly as she saw Alex and hugged her tightly.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world!" Alex said hugging her back and kissed Ingrid on the cheek and then they pulled away "Happy birthday!"
"Thanks!" Ingrid said smiling widely at her and then she looks at Marissa.
"Hi Marissa!" she said smiling at her.
"Hi Ingrid!" Marissa said kissing her on the cheek also "Happy birthday!"
"Thank you." she said and then asks looking at Alex "So where's my gift?"
"I will give you our gift later!" Alex said smiling mischievously at her.
"Ok? But what is it?" She said curiously, "Later." Alex answered smiling at her.
"Aright, Come on in then!" Ingrid said gesturing for them to come and follow her "All our friends are here Alex!"
"Really?! That's great!" Alex said walking hand in hand with Marissa as they follow Ingrid's lead.
Inside……
The party was now in full swing. There were so many people, from models to showbiz personalities to media people that are now all enjoying the party, all are busy socializing and gossiping. As for Marissa and Alex, they are now sitting on one of the reserved tables.
"Well..well…well…..look who's here?!" The guy said as he approached them on their table, "It's the infamous Alex Kelly!"
Marissa and Alex looked over the guy who is now approaching their table.
"Oh! you?" Alex said coldly as she saw him sat on their table "I thought you were dead?"
"Haha…very funny Alex…" the guy said faking his laughter.
"It's not funny to me…..now that you're really not dead!?" Alex said again with a straight face.
"So how are you?" the guy said changing the subject, "I have heard that you're changing your ways now Alex, is that true?" the guy said again earning a - don't go there look - from Alex as the guy continued talking.
"It's been a while huh?" the guy said smiling deviously at her.
"Oh? I didn't notice!?" Alex said again nonchalantly as Marissa just looked from Alex to the guy feeling the tension between them.
"So who's your friend over here?" The guy said again looking at Marissa eyeing her up and down "Aren't you gonna introduce me to her?"
"Why should I?" Alex said coldly "you're so not worth it!"
"Oh come on Alex?!" the guy answered "You have to introduce me to her.."
"If you don't…..I have my ways to know who she is….and you know that, right?" the guy said smiling deviously at her then looks at Marissa.
Marissa looked at the guy confused and then looked at Alex for an answer but Alex didn't look back at her and instead introduced her to him reluctantly.
"Marissa, this is Ted Feliciano…he's the special event editor of the INsider magazine.." Alex said introducing her to him "Ted, this is Marissa Cooper…"
"Hi Marissa!" Ted said as he stretched his hand over to her.
"Hello Ted!" Marissa said smiling at him as she shook his hand.
"Are you a model too? Because you sure looks like one to me!" Ted said eyeing her.
"Oh no, I'm not a model! And I'm not planning to be one!" Marissa said shaking her head.
"Oh really? That sucks…coz you sure can compete against Ingrid…maybe you can even outdo her when it comes to modelling!"
"Sorry to disappoint you but she's not interested in modelling!" Alex answered glaring at him.
"Anyway, you haven't told me…" Ted looking at Marissa.
"Told you what?" Marissa said.
"You haven't told me what your relationship with Alex is?" Ted said again looking at her for an answer.
"I'm Alex's g…" Marissa said but she gets cut off by Alex.
"Friend!" Alex said quickly at him as Marissa just looked at her dumbfounded, "Marissa's….my friend!"
"She's your friend?" Ted said again not convinced at her answer.
"Yes….she's my friend!" Alex said undoubtedly not looking at Marissa "is there a problem with that?"
Marissa after hearing this looked stunned and speechless.
What did she just say?...I'm a friend?!...wait?...I'm her friend?...since when did we become friends?...OMG!...did I miss something?...what the hell is going on?
"Uhm…no..of course not!" Ted said doubtful of her answer "I just can't believe that she's just your friend?! You know.. you being a wom…"
"Believe it!" Alex said unmistakably "Because I said so!"
"Yeah…of course!" Ted said again.
"Excuse me!" Marissa said as she felt she was gonna throw up after hearing this.
Marissa stood up and never looked at Alex "I'll just go to the restroom."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Alex said standing up also as Ted just looked at the two questioningly.
"It's ok, I'll just find my way there!" Marissa said and walked away from them quickly.
"Ok?" Alex said sitting down again "I'll wait for you here!"
The two were left on the table as Ted continued asking Alex more stupid and irrelevant questions.
At the restroom…..
Marissa went inside and as she entered she noticed that there is no one but her inside the restroom. She looked herself in the mirror and thought to herself.
Marissa, don't cry!...remember to breathe!...Breathe?...Alex just said to that guy that we're only friends?...that she's my friend…..and I'm her friend……how sick is that?...is she ashamed of me?...is that why she said I'm just her friend?…..
maybe there's a good reason why she said that…….good reason?...She could have said….I was a special someone……but NO!...she said….I'm her friend!...what the hell was that?...i would have liked it if she introduced me as her…..BITCH…..but no…..she introduced me as a FRIEND!...what are we playing here?
Marissa was trying to control the tears that are coming out of her eyes when the door swung open and a girl who looked like a model walked in and smiled at her.
Meanwhile at that exact time…..
"Alex!" Jodie said sitting down at their table.
"Why are you looking like that?" she said as she noticed Alex' facial expression.
"Who invited that jerk?" Alex said irritably looking at Ted who is now walking away from their table.
"Who??" Jodie said looking at where Alex is looking at "Oh him?"
"You do know that he's part of the press and all of them are invited here!" Jodie said looking at Ted and then back at Alex.
"I know! I just hate his guts!" Alex said again looking at Ted angrily "He's asking too many questions at me again!"
"Like what?" Jodie said curiously.
"The usual….who is the girl I'm with!" Alex said nonchalantly.
"And what did you say? How did you introduce Marissa?"
"I never wanted him to interfere with my relationship again.." Alex said honestly "So I told him that Marissa's a friend…"
"You told him that?" Jodie said in disbelief "With Marissa sitting beside you?"
"Yeah!" Alex said nodding.
"Wait, you did that...her sitting beside you??" She asked again making sure.
"Why? What's wrong with that?" Alex said unknowingly "You know how Ted is….he's just gonna spread some rumors, as always writing stupid stuff about me and he's gonna dig every little thing about Marissa if he knew that she was my girlfriend! And I don't want him to do that!"
"Yeah, I know….he's a total jerk!" Jodie agreed "So where's Marissa?"
"She went to the restroom!" Alex said casually "I don't know what's keeping her so long! She's been there way too long!"
"Did you explain to her who Ted is? I mean before you told him that she is your friend! Did you tell her that it is for her own good?" She asked again.
"Actually…..NO…I didn't think it's necessary at the time!" Alex said casually.
"What? You introduced your girlfriend to someone as a friend and you thought that it wasn't necessary to explain to her why you said that?!" Jodie said looking at Alex bewildered. "What in the name of God are you thinking?"
"What? What did I do?" Alex said confused. "I just wanted to protect her from that scheming dick head!"
"Yeah..ok….but you should have told her why you introduced her as your friend!" Jodie said explaining to her. "Don't you even think that maybe…she felt hurt and that you are ashamed of her because you didn't acknowledge her as your girlfriend?!"
"Uhm….no…why would she think that way?" Alex answered.
"Alex! You can be so stupid sometimes!"
"Who me?" She said looking dumbfounded.
Back at the restroom…..
"Hi!" the girl said smiling at her as she stood near her.
"Hi?" Marissa said trying to put a smile on her face.
"You're with Alex, right?" She guessed.
"Yeah?!" Marissa said looking at her confused.
"So you must be the flavor of the month?!" the girl said eyeing her up and down.
"Excuse me?!" Marissa said not liking how the girl is looking at her especially the words that came out of her mouth.
"Tell me.." the girl said again "You haven't had sex with her, right?"
"What did you just say?" Marissa said trying to control the anger that is building up inside her as she closed her fist and looked at the girl in disbelief.
"You heard me?" the girl said coolly "Did you have sex with Alex?"
"It's none of your damn business!" Marissa said almost yelling at the girl "What I do or don't do with her is none of your fucking business!"
"If you say so?!" the girl said casually "But if I were you, I wouldn't let myself be attached to her!"
"Who the hell do you think you are saying these things to me?" Marissa said angrily at her.
"I just wanted to give you a heads up!" she continued.
"And who the hell told you that I need that!" Marissa looked at her angrily.
"Don't be mad at me?!" the girl said defensively "I'm just saying…..she'll dump you eventually after she gets what she wants from you!"
"It's not your problem anymore!" Marissa said getting angrier by the minute "And why'd you say that she'll do that to me?"
"Because I know Alex!" the girl said confidently "And obviously…..You don't!"
"Oh really?" Marissa said really pissed at the girl.
"If I were you, I'd break it off with her before she gets tired of you!" the girl said insensitively.
"I'd take my chances with her!" Marissa said without a doubt.
"If you do that she'll just break your heart!" the girl said then turns around and walks away from her leaving a very confused and pissed Marissa.
Back at the party….
"Marissa, what took you so long?" Alex walking up to her worried.
"I got lost…… sorry!?" Marissa said apologetically.
"Are you ok?" Alex looking at her very concerned.
"Actually, I'm not feeling well…" Marissa said softly "I think I'm gonna be sick!"
"Don't say that!" Alex said holding her hand "Let's go upstairs….there's plenty of room upstairs…… you can lie down there and take a rest."
"Let's go!" Alex still holding her hand and gesturing for her to follow her upstairs.
"ok?!" Marissa said following her upstairs.
Upstairs in some vacant room……
"Why don't you lie down here?" Alex said leading her and gesturing for her to lie down at the bed.
"I'll just go downstairs and I'll get you something." Alex standing up and leaving her on the room while Marissa lied down and closed her eyes to rest.
After 5 minutes….
Alex went to the room with a glass of water and a pill on her hands. She slowly entered the room and saw that Marissa already fell asleep. She walked towards her and sat beside her and then stared at her blankly.
Look at her! She looks very gorgeous! Wow! I am very lucky to have her! I'm so stupid earlier?! What am I thinking? Why did I say she's my Friend? Hell NO!! That hot and sexy…a friend only? Please?? I wouldn't dream of becoming her friend….well…ok? Friends with benefit kinda thing I can but if not…Hell NO! How should I tell her about it? How will I explain it to her about what happened earlier with Ted? Jodie must've been right all along! She must've felt hurt and that she must've thought that I am ashamed of her, that's why I didn't introduce her as my girlfriend!
"Marissa?!" Alex said as she sat down on the bed and she slowly taps Marissa on her shoulder to wake her up as Marissa slowly opened her eyes.
"Sorry if I wake you?!" Alex said softly and helped Marissa sat up straight "Are you ok now?"
"Yes.. I think so…" Marissa said sitting up straight and then looking at Alex wanting to say something more.
"Here..take this.." Alex handing her the water and the pill.
"Thanks.." Marissa said taking the water and the pill on her mouth and swallowing it.
"I hope that would do the trick…" Alex said looking at her very concerned "I don't want you looking like that!"
Alex looked at Marissa and touched her neck, checking if she's sick or something "You're not boiling up?! But you sure do look like you're gonna be sick?!"
"Alex…." Marissa said not sure if she should continue to ask or not.
"I wanted to ask you something.." Marissa said changing the subject.
"Sure…you can ask me anything.." Alex said softly.
"Who am I to you Alex?" Marissa said seriously "I mean what am I to you?"
"What kind of question is that?" Alex said surprised "Why ask me that question if you already know the answer?"
"Just answer the damn question!" Marissa said almost yelling at her.
"Ok….no need to yell at me!" Alex said "Geez….what's up with you?"
"Just answer it please?" Marissa said instead.
"Marissa…..you are my girlfriend.." Alex looking at her "you know that right?"
"But earlier when you introduced me to that Ted guy…" Marissa said then paused.
"What about it?" Alex said casually.
"Why'd you say I am your friend?" Marissa said waiting for an explanation "if I really am your girlfriend, why would you say such things?"
"Is that what this is all about?" Alex said sighing "ok..ok…I'm sorry about that!"
"Ahm, how will I explain this to you…" Alex stood up and then looked at her.
"Go on…I'm listening…" Marissa looking at her intently.
"You see….Ted is not really the person to talk to about these things….I did tell him purposely coz I know him…" Alex said explaining to her as Marissa just looked at her, "He'll just say and make some stupid rumors about you and us and I don't want that….i don't want him digging on your personal life…he's done enough of that to me…and I only wanted to protect you from him..i didn't mean it like that….like I'm ashamed of you or something…you know I wouldn't do that to you!" Alex said walking back and forth not looking at her.
"if I could I will tell it to the world that you are my girlfriend…and that I'm so lucky to have you….I couldn't ask for more……only you!" Alex said stopping on her tracks and looking Marissa straight in the eyes.
"Do you mean all of that?" Marissa said standing and walking up to her.
"Yes I do!" Alex said nodding and looking at her seriously.
"And I'm so lucky to have you too!" Marissa reaching for both of her hands to hold "And I couldn't ask for more but to have you with me forever!"
"Wow….is that right?" Alex said smiling widely and inching closer to her.
"Yes…" Marissa said anticipating for Alex to make the first move.
"Marissa….I.." Alex softly said as her face inched closer to her.
"Yes?" Marissa said not taking her eyes off of Alex.
"I…" Alex said as she swallows hard and moved closer to her, their face inches apart.
"You what?" Marissa said as her voice rose up a notch and her heart began to beat rapidly "What? Say it!"
"Ok…you're shouting again!" Alex said instead.
"What are you fucking kidding me?" Marissa said in disbelief as she moved away from her.
"You know what…" Marissa said pissed then grabs her purse on the bed.
"What?" Alex said confused.
"I don't wanna hear it!" Marissa said as she walk pass Alex "Damn you!"
"Wait!" Alex grabbing her arm "Where do you think you're going?"
"Anywhere but here!" Marissa said pulling her arm from her.
"You are not going anywhere not until I say so!" Alex said strongly not letting go of her arm.
"You think you can stop me?" Marissa said as she succeeded on freeing her arm from her and turned around and walked straight to the door.
"Marissa!" Alex said rushing towards her and grabbing her hand and pulling her towards Alex' body "You really are stubborn huh?"
"Let go of me!" Marissa said struggling to free herself from Alex who is now holding her tightly in her arms pulling her even closer to her body.
"No! You're staying here!" Alex said holding her tightly.
"Are you deaf? I said let go of me!" Marissa said pushing Alex off of her "you're hurting me!"
"Marissa….shut up!!" Alex said still not letting go of her.
"No….I won't shut up! This is all your fault! So don't tell me to shut up! Do you know what you've been putting me through all this time? Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to be here? With all those girls looking at me..like they wanted me to die right here right now! And all those things I've been hearing about you! Do you have any idea how hurtful it is for me to hear you say that I'm your friend? Do you?" Marissa said trying to control all her emotions.
"I'm sorry…." Alex said as her grip slowly loosens "I didn't know?!"
"Sure you don't?!" Marissa hissed.
"Marissa…I.." Alex said again but gets interrupted by her.
"Do you even have a clue?" Marissa said again "Pff…..who am I kidding here?!"
"Can you please let me finish first?" Alex said again irritably at her.
"Why so you can.." Marissa said but gets cuts off by her.
"You know what screw it!" Alex said then she closes the gap between her and Marissa shutting her up by kissing her.
OMG! She is kissing me! Alex is kissing me! Oh shit! Think! Think! Think! Or not?...just kiss her…oh right…..kiss her!...damn right…I will!
Marissa was so shocked it took seconds for her to sink in what Alex is doing to her.
Marissa then started to respond to Alex' kiss while Alex kissed her slowly and softly feeling Marissa's lips on her and loving the idea of it all. But Marissa has other things on her mind at the time. Marissa slowly draped her arms to her shoulders and around Alex' neck and then she slowly opens her mouth encouraging Alex to explore her mouth. Alex smiled through the kiss and slowly let her tongue enter Marissa's while her other hand slide down under Marissa's top stroking her tummy.
"I…. missed…. Kissing…… you.." Alex said in between kisses.
"Me.. too…. I …love…kissing you…" Marissa answered in between kisses too.
Alex then pulled Marissa towards the bed while she was still kissing her. Alex is now on top of her and still enjoying the closeness of their bodies together as she continued on kissing her and then stroking her thighs. She let her hand wander from Marissa's thigh to her stomach and then slipping her hand under her top.
Marissa on the other hand felt Alex' hand wandering over her body so she put her hand over to Alex' ass pulling her even more closer to her and then her other hand on Alex' neck causing Alex to grin to the kiss. Alex then slowly moved her head and kissed her neck stopping there as she begins on sucking Marissa's neck. Alex was about to pull Marissa's top when her cell phone started ringing.
"Don't answer it!" Marissa said firmly looking at her as Alex just continued sucking her neck.
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"please?!" Marissa said not letting go of Alex holding her tighter.
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"Might be important!" Alex said pulling away from her and pulling her cell inside her pocket.
"Oh come on!" Marissa said as she watched Alex stood up and answered her cell.
"What is it?" Alex said annoyed at the caller.
"Ok..ok….i'll be there…..just a sec…" Alex said then shuts the phone off.
"I guess we have to continue this some other time huh?" Alex said as she straightens her clothes and her hair while Marissa just looked at her disappointed.
"Do we have to go there?" Marissa said also standing up and fixing herself
"I mean, can't we just skip the party and go home now?"
"Sweetie, as much as I love to be with you and do what we are about to do.." Alex said walking up to her "we have to be there…I promise I'd make it up to you later!"
"Alright! I'll hold you to that promise!" Marissa said smiling widely at her.
"ok…that's my girl!" Alex pulling Marissa towards her again and kissing her hungrily on the lips as Marissa just obliged and open her mouth freely to her. They kissed for what seemed like forever when Marissa finally pulled away and looked at her confused.
"I thought we have to go now?" Marissa said breathing heavily from the kiss.
"Oh screw them….come here!" Alex said as she pulled her again to kiss her but Marissa stopped her.
"Alex you know I want to do this more than anything but I think it's best to save it for later…As much as I hate to say this….this is after all her night….and besides I don't wanna do it here." Marissa said honestly.
"OK…no problem….guess we really have to go out of this room then.." Alex said holding her hand.
