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*This chapter is dedicated to iheartDLove ;)
One Week Later
Alex POV
"Come on, baby." I say to Mitchie when she walks into our bedroom holding a bowl of popcorn. "It's starting."
"You're so obsessed with yourself, Lexie." She teases as she takes a set on the bed, placing the bowl on my stomach.
"Get your popcorn off my belly, Mitch." I hand it back to her and she gives me a disapproving look.
"Let me get comfortable first." She lays down on her side and opens her arm so I can come in to cuddle her.
"Are you ready?" I ask her with excitement.
"Yes and I can see you are too." She laughs.
I grab the remote from my bedside table and bring myself back into my wife's arms before switching on the tv. I flip to the specific channel and we wait through the commercials.
No POV
"Hello and welcome to E! True Hollywood Story. I'm your host Giuliana Rancic and tonight's episode features an artist who rose to the top of the charts no longer than five years ago. Her songs have topped the chart numerous of times and just recently she won a Grammy for best female artist." Giuliana begins the hour long special by introducing Alex. "Her achievements go far beyond the music industry as earlier this year she and wife of four years, Mitchie Torres, welcomed their first child together. Tonight we celebrate Alex Russo-Torres."
The usual E! THS theme is shown as a shot appears of Giuliana seated in a chair across from Alex. The two are facing one another, Alex on the left of the screen and Giuliana on the right. "Alex Russo is a household name nowadays. How does that make you feel?" She asks Alex.
"I've kind of gotten used to it." Alex replies. "You kind of have to in this industry. It wasn't easy at first, I'll admit, but it's been five years.. I was bound to get used to it sometime."
"When did it sink in for you that you were the Alex Russo?" Giuliana asks with a smile.
"Russo-Torres." Alex corrects her with a laugh.
"Oh yes, my apologies."
"I guess that very first concert was when everything kind of just clicked and I realized that I'm living my dream. It was such a surreal moment to stand on that stage and to be singing my songs."
The show cues to footage of Alex's first concert. She looks younger, less experienced. A manly voice begins to speak over the shot, discussing Alex's path to fame.
"She was given the chance of a lifetime by longtime girlfriend, Mitchie Torres, whose family ties allowed Alex to meet now label mate, Taylor Swift. Label owner, Brett, recalls a young Alex auditioning for him."
"She blew my mind." Brett says as he appears on the screen. "She played me one of her own songs acoustically and I immediately wanted to work with her. I was a little skeptical at first because you don't usually get calls from a high school girl who wants to have her girlfriend checked out but she was Taylor's family friend so I gave it a shot. To this day I pat myself on the back for that decision." He laughs.
"Alex spent her first summer of college recording and touring before heading back to her education in the fall." The manly voice states over a video of Alex walking across the stage during her college graduation.
"I definitely took a risk with her because she was very stubborn about getting her education over with first. She wanted her music career but she wanted that college degree as well. We managed to get something figured out and she got the best of both worlds." Brett states.
The footage fades and the interview between Giuliana and Alex continues. Alex looks happy as she fixes the folds of her dress.
"Brett, my label owner, was so understanding. I don't think everyone gets the opportunity I had, I got lucky in having such a lovely label to back me up." Alex says. "It's funny though cause he's about to become my brother in law."
"Is he?"
"Yeah! He's engaged to my wife's sister." Alex lights up. "I hooked them up."
"So you like playing matchmaker?" Giuliana jokes.
"I just thought they would work out great and I ended up being right."
"Were there ever times when you wanted to just quit it all?" Giuliana asks. "With your career that is."
"Oh, most definitely." Alex replies with honesty. "At first I kinda didn't know how to feel. There were days where I would get so wrapped up into my work and just enjoy every minute of it. But then there were days where I just wanted to quit cold turkey. I missed my girlfriend, I was in LA alone. The first months of my career were probably the toughest of my life."
"You bring up your then girlfriend, Mitchie, whose now your wife correct?"
"Yes." Alex says as she smiles at the camera. Her cheeks turn a shade of bright red and she's forced to look away. A giggle escapes from Giuliana as she watches Alex's reaction to the mention of her wife.
"You still get nervous when you talk about her don't you? How long have the two of you been together?"
"Is it that noticeable?" Alex laughs. "She's just really special to me so when people bring her up I can't help but get mushy and even nervous. We've been together for five wonderful years."
"What does she think about your stardom? Does she ever get tired of it?"
"She's actually the reason I even have a career so she loves it. Well, she doesn't really like when I have to leave her on tours or promotions but she's always been a constant support." Alex begins. "She's always with me when I'm recording or most of the time she tries to come with me to my events. We knew going into it that things might be difficult but i'm lucky to have her by my side."
"Has the fame hindered your relationship, ever?" Giuliana asks. She looks very interested in what Alex has to say.
"The fame? Not really. Like I said we've had to overcome the distance sometimes but besides that the fame really hasn't hurt us." Alex admits. She's calm, like she's spoken about this many time before.
"We've heard from a few sources that you two are the definition of a perfect couple. That's a pretty big thing to say. What do you think about that?" Giuliana asks.
"I think there's no such thing as a perfect couple. If there is then Mitchie and I are definitely not one of them. I'm not trying to say that we don't love one anothe because we do, eternally, but we still fight and we still bump heads from time to time. We're like a regular couple so we're not perfect."
"You know Alex will probably say we aren't the perfect couple, but I have to disagree. I think we're pretty perfect. We compliment each other very well and even though we get into our typical married fights we still come out stronger than ever. Maybe we aren't perfect but we're next to it." Mitchie gushes in a separate shot. "To me she's perfect. There's no one else I'd rather be spending my like with then her, she's my baby." Mitchie smiles.
"Can you tell us a little about how you two met?" Giuliana asks as she crosses her legs.
"We met in high school, senior year to be exact. I moved to Dallas from Austin and we met the first day. She was a sweetheart from the start and we kind of just hit it off from there." Alex admits. "One thing led to another and she asked me out."
"So she made the first move?" Giuliana asks with a small chuckle.
"Yes, she definitely made the first move. It may sound cliche but she made me believe in love again."
The next shot appears, it's a short video of Alex and Nick back when they were dating. The two of them are walking hand in hand down the hall.
"So you've had your heartbroken before?" Giuliana states when the shot returns to the interview.
"Yes but i'm glad I did or else I don't think i'd be with Mitchie today." Alex says.
"Now I know something most gay celebrities struggle with at the prime of their careers is coming out, was that a problem for you?"
"For like a brief second my management wanted to make me have one of those fake boyfriends." Alex says as she rolls her eyes. "I'm probably going to get in trouble for speaking out about it but it's something that really angered me. I wasn't going to do something like that to Mitchie, specially since we were engaged at the time. If I'm going to be a celebrity with a voice then I'm going to use it to speak out on something I truly stand for, like gay rights."
"Would you call yourself an activist for the cause?" Giuliana asks. The interview has become more intense.
"I will always support gay rights and i will always say that there's absolutely nothing wrong with falling for someone of the same sex. My personal views are that love is love no matter what the gender. I fell in love with Mitchie for who she is not for what she is."
"That's very deep." Giuliana says nodding her head.
Pictures begin to fill the screen, each of Mitchie and Alex when they were younger. The pictures range from them at school, to their trip to Austin in high school, to Mitchie becoming State champion.
"Alex and Mitchie had been dating for almost a month when Mitchie finally asked her to be her girlfriend. The two are said to have been inseparable since then." A voiceover adds as the pictures continue to appear. "Their love was so strong that it only took six months for Alex to pop the question."
"So you proposed, right?" Giuliana asks as the footage comes back to the interview.
"I did but there's a funny story to it." Alex begins before fixing herself in the chair. "Mitchie had given me a promise ring a few months before our engagement and technically she was supposed to propose but I couldn't wait any longer. I wanted to make her my wife so badly that I took the opportunity to ask her to marry me on our six month anniversary."
"What exactly did you do?"
"I made her dinner," Alex starts. She blushes a little before talking about the next part. "Then I led her to her room where I had marry me written out in flower petals on her bed."
"How romantic." Giuliana gushes.
"There's a little more to it than that but that's just between Mitchie and I."
"So you two were engaged while still in high school, correct?" She asks and Alex nods. "Did anyone give you a hard time about it?"
"Most were pretty understanding from the start, even our friends were supportive of it. They knew Mitchie and I were happy together, they knew we were actually in love." Alex starts. "But not EVERYBODY was understanding.. We had a doubter." She laughs.
"A doubter? You mean someone who didn't support you?"
"There was this guy, who will remain nameless, but he kind of hated the idea of Mitchie and I being together. We definitely got a hard time out of him."
"But look at you now, married and with an adorable little girl." Giuiliana says. "Can we show her?"
"Yeah, that's fine." Alex nods. The angle zooms out to show someone handing Alex her daughter. "This is my daughter Carter." She gushes as she places her little girl on her lap.
"She's beautiful." Giuiliana says with a smile. "Tell us a little about her."
"Well, she's four months old and she's the spitting image of my wife." Alex says. "There's no denying she's Mitchie's little girl."
"Why do you say that?"
"Carter just looks identical to Mitchie. They have the same smile and many of the things she does are just like Mitchie. She's very active and we usually joke that she's going to be a little soccer player like her mama."
"Would you be okay with that? Or would you prefer she have a different career?"
"Whatever makes her happy. One thing for sure though is that I want her to go to college like her mom and I did. Mitchie and I made sure we got our education out of the way before everything."
"Have you thought of maybe having another one?"
"Mitchie's dying to have more even though we barely had Carter. We've talked about it and we're open to the idea just not yet. I had a rough delivery so we have to look into that before we try for a second."
"Would you mind speaking about your delivery?"
"There's not much to it just that I seized after giving birth. I know it scared the crap out of my wife so we want to make sure that doesn't happen again in the future."
"Well I'm glad that you're okay." Giuliana says. "You look happy and healthy."
"I'm above the moon with happiness. I tell this to Mitchie everyday but I don't think my life could ever get any better. I'm living my dream, I'm married to a perfect girl and I have the little girl I've always wanted." Alex gushes.
"So then what's next for Alex Russo-Torres?"
"Now i'm going to focus on raising Carter and making sure she gets everything she'll ever dream of. I'm planning to go back into the studio soon, once I can convince my producer to bring my baby with me." She laughs. "I want to put out a new record and hopefully head out on tour by next year. After that I think I'm going to just settle down with my family and enjoy the ride."
"Any acting gigs? Movies?"
"Most definitely not! I'm fine with just a guitar and a mic, no need to embarrass myself on the big screen." Alex laughs. "My wife might take you up on that offer though. She's quite the comedian."
The two girls burst out into laughter as the shot changes to photos of Alex through the years. The interview concludes and the final scene shows Giuliana reflecting on all that's been mentioned.
"Alex Russo-Torres clearly has it all. She's a talented young singer who's been blessed with the perfect family. I hope you've enjoyed this true hollywood story." Giuliana says before the show ends.
Mitchie's POV
"Aw, baby." Alex says as she hugs me. "You're crying."
"That was emotional." I admit. "Seeing those pictures of us when we started dating and hearing you talk about us like that. You're the best."
"I'm next to perfect." She mocks what I said in the interview.
"You making fun of me, Russo?" I ask her as I look at her funny.
"Aw, it's been a while since you called me that." She says as she curls more into me.
"Because it's been a while since you've been Russo." I say as I tap her nose. "You're mrs. Russo-Torres and don't you ever forget it!"
"That was a good documentary." Alex says.
"Yeah, I agree." I tell her. "I think we should turn of the lights now and have some fun under the covers. High school style."
"Just when I thought you could go a night without mentioning sex... You mention sex." She laughs.
"So is that a yes?" I ask as I let my hand explore her body.
"That's a no." She pulls away. "Im actually tired."
"You're always tired, but that hasn't stopped you before."
"Mitchie, on a serious note, can you go a week without sex?" Alex asks with all seriousness. "Like honestly?"
"I went three months didn't I?" I ask. "Which by the way were the most torturous, lonely months ever!"
"Yeah but that was when you were less.. experienced." She says. "Now you know exactly how to get me to give in."
"I bet you I can go a week, Alex." I say. "I'm not that bad."
"Fine, let's make a bet out of it."
"You really want to?" I ask. This sounds like a good idea, maybe if I win I can finally get my wish granted.
"I bet you can't go a whole week without sex." Alex says with a smirk. "No making moves on me either."
"I bet you I can. I can go a week if I set my mind to it."
"If I win then you have to do exactly as I say for a day. No limits. Everything I say goes." She says.
"Okay. If I win you have to let me film us during sex."
"Okay... Wait! What!" Alex says confused.
"You heard me. I want us to film a sex tape." I suggest.
"Are you out of your mind? Why would we do that?"
"Because I want to have something to watch when I'm horny and you're not here."
"Watch porn then."
"No I want to watch you scream my name."
"You're gross, Mitchie."
"Scared you'll lose?"
"No. I accept the bet." Alex smirks.
"Good. I'll start thinking up of good positions for the tape because I'm so winning this bet."
Bet you didn't see that last part coming :P So who's going to win the bet? You think Mitchie can make it a week? :) This chapter was suggested by iheartDLove I hope I did your idea justice! Was it good guys? I wanted to try a new approach to it than having one of their POV's I just hope it didn't suck!
Lileyfan1415 - I like the suggestion! Will deff use it later in the story! :)
Nickiminajlover - I loved the idea of a challenge that you suggested! What do you think of the bet? HA.
Mass Nerd - Aw, thank you! :) glad you like it, means a lot. Don't worry, Carter's first word will more than likely be Mitchie's fault!
Laur12 - You're so sweet! Thank you for your reviews 3
Demenalove - I am SO down to do your suggestion! Gimme a few chaps and i'll be on it! :) I love that idea!
Lovez - That's a good idea! I'll write that one soon! :)
