June 11, 2010

6:00 AM

Alex and Casey's bed

Alex's POV

Our friends have just left, so Casey and I decided to get our daughter from her bed and relax with her for awhile before we have to start preparing for graduation. I didn't want everyone to leave, but I knew it was bound to happen eventually.

"Lex, are you okay?" Casey asks as she's laying down with her arms around our sleeping daughter.

"I'm just thinking," I respond.

"What about?"

"We're going to be separated soon."

She motions for me to get closer to her and Kylie. "We've already gone over this, babe," she tells me. "I'll be in New York and you'll be in Boston. We won't be that far away from each other and I'm going to visit you every weekend. Plus, you'll have a very pregnant Serena with you to keep you busy."

I try not to laugh. "I can just imagine Serena being 7 or 8 months pregnant. She's already getting hormonal."

"I feel sorry for BiFF," Casey says.

"Was I that bad?" I ask Casey. The look I'm giving her is letting her know that she should say I was the most pleasant pregnant woman she's ever been around.

"You were the most pleasant pregnant woman I've ever been around," Casey struggles to say.

"That was forced, wasn't it?" I ask and Casey nods. "I know you're not going to be far away but it's not the same as sharing a bed with you every night."

"I know," Casey says. "But this way, I'll get a chance to miss you and I'm going to be so sex-starved that I'm going to rip your clothes off and lay you down on the bed as soon as I see you."

"That's still all you think about?" I tease. "I guess some things haven't changed since we were freshmen."

8:00 AM

Abbie and Serena's Room

Abbie's POV

"bb, wake up," I softly say as I place kisses all along Serena's shoulders. I love the way Serena looks when she first wakes up. This is when she's at her most beautiful. She's not wearing any make-up and there's a few strands of silky blonde hair in her face.

"Is our nap over already?" she asks with a hint of sleepiness in her voice.

"Mmm hmm," I tell her. "It's time to start packing."

"No," Serena whines. "Can't we just hold each other a little longer?"

"Five minutes," I tell her. "And then we have to get down to business."

"bb?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm scared," she says and I can see the tears in her eyes.

"Of what, darling?" I ask as I hold her close.

"Well, for one, I have a baby inside of me and each day that goes by means she's one day closer to being born and nothing's ever going to be the same."

"Aren't you excited about meeting her though?"

"Of course I'm excited. She's already a big part of me, of us. I'm just worried about what we're going to do. I'm not ready to raise her alone."

I start to brush her hair behind her ear. "You're never going to raise her alone, bb. Even though I may not be living with you, you'll always have me. It's going to be okay."

"But what if—"

"Serena," I interrupt. "Everything is going to be okay. We may not have much but we have each other and our little girls and that's all we'll need to get by. I'm going to be there for you no matter what happens in life; that's something you can count on. You, Dallas, and…and…Mackenzie are everything to me."

"You're having a hard time with that name, aren't you?"

"Yeah," I respond. "But I'll get used to it. Don't I always give in to you? I didn't want to be a couple but you did, I didn't want to get married, but you did. I especially didn't want to have kids and now we're going to have two of them."

Serena just smiles at me and starts to close her eyes again. I didn't want to sleep any longer, but I guess that's just one more way I'll give in to Serena.

10:00 AM

Alex and Casey's Bathroom

Casey's POV

The moment she woke up, I knew I wouldn't be able to resist her. She lazily got out of bed, removed her clothes, and walked over to the bathroom. She didn't shut the bathroom door as she started the bathwater, so I knew this was her way of inviting me to join her. Being married to Alex for three years has allowed me to pick up on her subtle hints.

"I thought you'd never show up," she says as she quickly undresses me and tosses my pajamas on the floor.

"What are you doing?" I ask as she gets on her knees in front of me and starts to part my lower set of lips.

"Going down the red carpet," she replies and I can't help but smile at her answer.

Five minutes later, I'm moaning her name and gently pulling her long blonde hair.

"I love the way you taste in the morning," she tells me and I start to wonder if it's any different from the way I taste at night or if she's just being colorful.

I get in the bathtub and motion for Alex to join me. We're in our usual position; me leaning against the back with my legs spread and her comfortably positioned in between with her back leaning against my chest. I love this position; it gives me the perfect opportunity to rub her back and gently kiss her neck and shoulders.

"Do you want to know what I was thinking the moment I first laid eyes on you?" she asks.

"If it's going to boost my ego, then of course I do," I reply and she playfully splashes me.

"I had just come from Alejandra's room and she had told me that she didn't like me as anything more than a friend and that she had hooked up with Kelly. I was so devastated. That is, until I saw you. When I walked into that elevator and saw you standing there, the first thing that came to mind was 'I'm going to marry that girl someday.' I hadn't even talked to you and I didn't know your name, but I felt like you were my destiny and I still feel that way about you. When we talked in my room that night, I didn't want you to leave because I felt like if you had left I'd never see you again. You were so perfect for me and I was afraid that meeting you was just a dream."

Alex turns around to face me and I can't help but kiss her. "I thought you were out of my league," I admit to her.

"And I thought you were out of mine," she tells me.

"I can't believe an elevator ride is what started all of this," I say to her. "It led to our first conversation, our first date—"

"Our first kiss," Alex adds.

"Losing our virginity to each other."

"You asking me to be your girlfriend."

"You asking me to marry you," I add.

"And let's not forget the most important thing that elevator ride led to."

"Kylie," I tell her. "That little girl means everything to me. I never knew it was possible for me to love someone the way I love her."

"I know what you mean," she tells me.

"There's something else that elevator ride led to."

"What?" she asks.

"It led to me spending the rest of my life with you," I tell her. "I know we've had our ups and downs, but we've built such a strong foundation and I know nothing is ever going to break us up anymore. The two of us have experienced more in college than some couples do throughout their whole relationship and we've stuck by each other and I know we're going to continue to do that. We're going to grow old together and we're going to experience so many changes in our lives that are both bad and good, but as long as I have you I feel as if I can survive anything."

It's unlike Alex to be speechless, but this is one of those rare moments in which she is. Graduation is in seven hours and the real world is awaiting us, but we don't care. I'm going to hold onto Alex for as long as I can.