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Chapter Seven: The Lover After Me
John noted, with a certian level of satisfaction, that Alexandra Springer wasn't eniterly happy with Randy. He watched her all night. Watched how every time she would allow herself to steal a glance in his direction that she would immediatly down the rest of her drink. Watched how she shifted everytime he touched her, or backed away slightly whenever he went to whisper in her ear. Eventually Randy went off somewhere and Alex headed over to the bar. John followed.
"Hey." He greeted.
"Hi." she replied flatly. "How are you?"
"I'm fine. How are you? You look a little uneasy tonight."
"I'm not." She said, giving the bartender her order. "But just out of intrest, what makes you say that?"
"I've been watching you."
Only then did Alex turn to look at him, and she began twisiting her earring. "You shouldn't, and I'm fine. It's not my ideal situation, that's all."
"Does he really make you happy?" John asked, cutting straight to the point. The shock of his question registered on her face straight away.
"And if he didn't what would you do?"
"Alex...."
She held up her hand. "Forget it. I don't even want to know. I can't know and you can't do this to me."
As to prove her point she hit him in the arm with her bag. When she went to do it again, John grabbed her wrist and pulled her close to him.
"I can't stop thinking about you."
At the same moment, Alex was yanked back. By Randy. He glared at John.
"What are you doing?" He demanded.
"Talking. That's all."
"It didn't look like talking to me."
Alex gave Randy a little push away from John. "Leave it." She said. "It was nothing."
She took her drink and Randy grabbed her hand. With one last cold stare at John they disappeared into the crowd. At least he'd said something. At least now she knew. Alex was sitting right in the middle of the bed, Randy hadn't spoken to her since the whole incident with John. He was getting changed at the foot of the bed, with his back to her and she couldn't stand the silence. After all she hadn't done anything wrong. With a roll of her eyes, Alex crawled foreward and put her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Are you annoyed with me?" she asked quietly.
"No. I'm annoyed at him. Who does he think he is? I know what he's trying to do. I know he wants you back." Randy's voice grew louder towards the end of his sentance.
"It doesn't matte. I wouldn't go back with him. Not after what he did."
He turned around so they where face to face. "It won't stop him from trying. He loves you."
"So?"
"You loved him."
"Loved him. Past tense, and what does it all matter anyway?" She asked.
"Because I'm falling in love with you."
Alex swore her heart stopped. This was all getting too much. What could she do? Laugh and tell him she lied, that she still had feelings for John and face being alone? Break Randy's heart? The first part had been true, she couldn't let herself go back to John. So she smiled like it was the greatest thing she'd ever heard.
"I think I'm falling for you too." she replied.
She wasn't. But she would. She had to.
Chapter Seven: The Lover After Me
John noted, with a certian level of satisfaction, that Alexandra Springer wasn't eniterly happy with Randy. He watched her all night. Watched how every time she would allow herself to steal a glance in his direction that she would immediatly down the rest of her drink. Watched how she shifted everytime he touched her, or backed away slightly whenever he went to whisper in her ear. Eventually Randy went off somewhere and Alex headed over to the bar. John followed.
"Hey." He greeted.
"Hi." she replied flatly. "How are you?"
"I'm fine. How are you? You look a little uneasy tonight."
"I'm not." She said, giving the bartender her order. "But just out of intrest, what makes you say that?"
"I've been watching you."
Only then did Alex turn to look at him, and she began twisiting her earring. "You shouldn't, and I'm fine. It's not my ideal situation, that's all."
"Does he really make you happy?" John asked, cutting straight to the point. The shock of his question registered on her face straight away.
"And if he didn't what would you do?"
"Alex...."
She held up her hand. "Forget it. I don't even want to know. I can't know and you can't do this to me."
As to prove her point she hit him in the arm with her bag. When she went to do it again, John grabbed her wrist and pulled her close to him.
"I can't stop thinking about you."
At the same moment, Alex was yanked back. By Randy. He glared at John.
"What are you doing?" He demanded.
"Talking. That's all."
"It didn't look like talking to me."
Alex gave Randy a little push away from John. "Leave it." She said. "It was nothing."
She took her drink and Randy grabbed her hand. With one last cold stare at John they disappeared into the crowd. At least he'd said something. At least now she knew. Alex was sitting right in the middle of the bed, Randy hadn't spoken to her since the whole incident with John. He was getting changed at the foot of the bed, with his back to her and she couldn't stand the silence. After all she hadn't done anything wrong. With a roll of her eyes, Alex crawled foreward and put her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Are you annoyed with me?" she asked quietly.
"No. I'm annoyed at him. Who does he think he is? I know what he's trying to do. I know he wants you back." Randy's voice grew louder towards the end of his sentance.
"It doesn't matte. I wouldn't go back with him. Not after what he did."
He turned around so they where face to face. "It won't stop him from trying. He loves you."
"So?"
"You loved him."
"Loved him. Past tense, and what does it all matter anyway?" She asked.
"Because I'm falling in love with you."
Alex swore her heart stopped. This was all getting too much. What could she do? Laugh and tell him she lied, that she still had feelings for John and face being alone? Break Randy's heart? The first part had been true, she couldn't let herself go back to John. So she smiled like it was the greatest thing she'd ever heard.
"I think I'm falling for you too." she replied.
She wasn't. But she would. She had to.