"Nice catch Tommy. Good one." Alexis says as she is playing catch with Tommy.

"Thanks Alexis. Throw it again!" Tommy shouts happily.

"Hey Tommy, Alexis." A voice says revealing to be Maurice.

"Oh. Maurice. What are you doing here?" Alexis asks shyly.

"Came to chat with you for a while. Tommy you care if I steal your sister for the evening?" Maurice asks as he looks at Tommy.

"I don't mind long as Alexis will steal be back to watch a movie with me and my brother this evening. She always hangs out with us on Saturday evenings." Tommy says happily.

"Don't worry little man. I'll have her back by 5." Maurice says as he chuckles.

"Okay then." Tommy says as he goes back inside.

"Follow me please?" Maurice asks as Alexis leaves with him.

*Timeskip*

"Maurice what's this about?" Alexis asks as she is at her and Maurice's favorite pizza place.

"What? I can't hang out with my best friend and take her to our favorite restaurant?" Maurice asks as he smiles.

"Not without usually letting me know you're gonna drop by first. What gives?" Alexis asks as she crosses her arms.

"Okay. You got me. I wanted to talk to you about something." Maurice says as he chuckles.

"About what?" Alexis asks.

"About the other day with Cree." Maurice says.

"What's there to talk about? We done talked about it." Alexis says.

"No we didn't. Or at least not in the way I would of liked." Maurice says.

"What are you talking about?" Alexis asks curiously.

"I know you like me Alexis. I also know when you growled the other day in was from jealous. I'm guessing that's part of the reason you followed me too and questioned me like Abby." Maurice says as Alexis blushes.

"I don't know what you're talking about. You're my best friend. I was just being protective." Alexis says nervously.

"No Alexis you weren't. You were jealous. Don't try to lie to me." Maurice says before Alexis sighs.

"Okay fine. How'd you guess?" Alexis asks.

"I kind of figured it and plus two little young birdies told me." Maurice says as he smiles.

"Hoagie... wait. Who's the other person?" Alexis asks.

"Abby." Maurice says.

"Of course." Alexis says annoyedly.

"They visited me this morning. Actually both scared me half to death this morning cause they woke me up without warning. But they told me you've had a crush on me. Hoagie basically made Abby go with him to make him seem more intimidating as a protective young brother looking out for his sister. He did basically what he knew you wouldn't do on your own." Maurice says.

"Well I told him to stay out of it. He knows better." Alexis says.

"He was just looking out for you." Maurice says.

"Still. Look I'm sorry Maurice. My brother tends to take things too far sometimes. I never wanted you to know because I know you like Cree. I just didn't want it to ruin our friendship." Alexis says as she looks down.

"But that's the thing. I don't like Cree that way." Maurice says.

"Huh?" Alexis asks.

"I don't like Cree. If I'm being honest if I would of rathered any person in the world other than her be in that situation with me again I'd rather in it be you." Maurice says.

"What are you saying?" Alexis asks.

"I'm saying I like you too. I kind of figured you had a crush on me but I was trying to tell you in a way that wouldn't make you feel uncomfortable. But I guess Cree nearly kissing me didn't help that." Maurice says.

"You think?" Alexis asks annoyedly.

"Okay. I deserve that. But listen I really do like you. I've honestly had a crush on you since we were kids." Maurice says.

"You have?" Alexis asks.

"Yeah. Been wanting to do this since then too." Maurice says as he kisses Alexis before pulling away smirking.

"You have a really nice way of buttering a girl up." Alexis says while blushing.

"Well yeah because I was hoping that girl would say yes to being my girlfriend." Maurice says happily.

"Really?" Alexis asks in surprise.

"Really." Maurice says as she smiles.

"Yes. I will be your girlfriend." Alexis says as she smiles.

"Great. Let's order some pizza to celebrate. On me. Then we can go see a movie." Maurice says happily.

"It's a date." Alexis says happily as she kisses Maurice.