A/N: Thank you so much to everyone for the reviews!
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Alex smirked at Randy. "Oh really?"
"Yep. You are not getting away this time." They both stood and walked toward the doors.
"Randy, if I remember correctly, you are the one who left and became famous. I didn't try to get away from you, it just sort of happened." They stopped by her car.
"Well, we are definitely going to hang out more."
"OK." Alex looked down at her watch. "I need to go pick RJ up."
"I'll follow you, I wanted to talk to mom anyways." They arrived at his parent's shortly after. His mom, Cindy, met them at the door.
"Hi sweetie," she said, hugging Alex.
"Hi Cindy. How was he?"
"He's been sort of listless, and he was complaining of his head hurting. He didn't have a fever or anything though."
Alex furrowed her brow. "That's weird, he seemed fine earlier. I'll go get him." She came back a few minutes later with a sleeping RJ in her arms. "Thanks alot Cindy. I think I'm just going to get him home."
"Anytime sweetie. Hope he feels better."
"Thanks." She looked to Randy. "I had fun tonight, it was nice to sit down and talk to you for a change."
"Yes it was. Call me when you get him settled."
"I will." She got RJ set in the car and left. Randy watched as she backed down the drive.
"It was great seeing her again. I think that I'm going to ask her out."
Cindy grabbed her coffee cup from the counter and sat down across from him. "It doesn't bother you that she has a child?"
Randy shook his head. "Not at all. What bothers me is that she said she never told the father. She never told me either, and that is not at all like her."
"She had her reasons, Randy."
"What were they?"
"It's not my place to say. When she wants you to know, she will tell you."
"But you know what they are, and who it is." She nodded. "I guess I'll have to have some patience."
Cindy laughed. "You, have patience? Right."
"Ha ha."
"So, you're going to ask her out?"
"Yeah, mom, I think I am."
"Why did you never in high school?"
"Mom, you know it got weird. In middle school, everyone thought that we were together, and I didn't want that in high school."
"Then why did you two make that deal about prom?"
"It was the first day of high school and we were both nervous, I guess. I don't know. And even though we were both in the 'in' crowd, our paths didn't cross all that much until senior year. By then, she was with Steve, and I was with Stacey."
"Which were both mistakes."
"Yes, but let's not go there." The conversation was interrupted by Randy's cell phone ringing. "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me."
He smiled. "Hey me. You get him in bed alright?"
"Yeah, but I'm worried. He seems to be getting warmer."
"I'm sure it's just a passing bug."
Alex sighed. "You're probably right."
"I know this is off topic, but what are you doing tomorrow night?"
"I'm off tomorrow, so I was planning on spending some time with RJ."
"Well, maybe if he's feeling better we could go out? I'll see if Becky can watch him for us."
"I guess that would be okay. I just hate leaving him when he's sick."
"Like I said, we'll see how he's feeling."
"OK, but Becky opens tomorrow morning. She probably won't want to."
"I'll call her and call you back."
"OK, bye."
"Bye Al." He ended the call and dialed Becky's number. "Hey Becks."
"Hey Randy, what's going on?"
"I kind of have a favor to ask."
Becky groaned. "Do I really want to know?"
"Probably not. I want to take Al out tomorrow night, but I was wondering-"
"You were wondering if I would watch RJ for you," she interrupted.
"Yeah."
"Sure, it's no problem. I get done at 5:30 tomorrow, so I'll just go over to Alex's after that."
"Thanks Becks."
"Not a big deal. See you tomorrow."
"Bye." He hung up and his mother looked at him.
"Randy, you could have just asked me."
"Next time." He stood and kissed her cheek. "Nite mom."
"Good night Randy." He went out to his truck, and remembered that he was supposed to call Alex back. He quickly dialed the number and backed out of the drive.
"Hello?"
"Hey, I'm sorry I almost forgot to call you back."
"It's cool. What did she say?"
"That she would come over there after her shift."
"Thanks, Randy."
He chuckled. "Thanks for agreeing." They were silent for a moment, and Randy pulled into his drive. "So I'll see you tomorrow arond 6?"
"Sounds good. 'Night Randy."
"'Night Al." He hung up and walked into the house whistling, before he realized what he was doing and laughing at himself. "Damn, am I cheezy."
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A strange feeling woke Alex up a few hours later. She rolled over and looked at the clock. "2:30? What the hell?" She got up, pulled on her robe, and padded down the hall to RJ's room. 'He looks ok,' she thought to herself. Alex reached over to feel his forehead anyways, and pulled back surprised. "RJ, honey, wake up."
He mumbled a reply. "No, don't wanna."
"RJ, you're burning up." His next reply was unintelligible. She ran into the bathroom and soaked a washcloth in cold water. She grabbed the cordless on her way back to RJ's room. Not sure who else to call, she dialed Randy's number.
"Hello?" A groggy voice asked.
"Randy, it's me."
"Al? What's going on?"
"I'm sorry to call, but yours was the first number that came to my mind."
"That's fine, what's wrong."
"It's RJ. He has a high fever and he's sort of unresponsive."
"OK, you wanna take him to county?"
"I think I should."
"I can be at your place in ten minutes. Can you have him ready?"
"Yes. Thanks Randy."
"No problem." She hung up the phone and looked back down at her son.
"RJ?" She tried again, to little response. She ran back to her room and threw off her robe in favor of a sweatshirt, and grabbed some socks. She was hopping around trying to get them on when she heard a faint knock at the door. "It's open."
"Where is he?" Randy asked as he walked in.
"His room." She pointed towards it, and Randy ran back. He returned carrying RJ. "Randy, you can't carry him with your arm like that."
"You let me worry about that. Just get the door." She did, and they were at the hospital fifteen minutes later. "OK, Al, I'll take him in, you park the car."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, just do it." He got out and took RJ from Alex, and ran inside.
"Can I help you?" The triage nurse asked.
"I'm not exactly sure what the problem is, but he is very sick."
"OK, is he your son?" Randy sort of shook his head. "If you aren't a parent then you need to contact someone before we can treat him."
"I'm his father."
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A/N: OK, I think this chapter sort of sucked. For some reason lately my brain has been a bit cloudy. I know also that I haven't updated this or 'Heartbreaker' for awhile, but that should change very soon :)
Lisa
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Alex smirked at Randy. "Oh really?"
"Yep. You are not getting away this time." They both stood and walked toward the doors.
"Randy, if I remember correctly, you are the one who left and became famous. I didn't try to get away from you, it just sort of happened." They stopped by her car.
"Well, we are definitely going to hang out more."
"OK." Alex looked down at her watch. "I need to go pick RJ up."
"I'll follow you, I wanted to talk to mom anyways." They arrived at his parent's shortly after. His mom, Cindy, met them at the door.
"Hi sweetie," she said, hugging Alex.
"Hi Cindy. How was he?"
"He's been sort of listless, and he was complaining of his head hurting. He didn't have a fever or anything though."
Alex furrowed her brow. "That's weird, he seemed fine earlier. I'll go get him." She came back a few minutes later with a sleeping RJ in her arms. "Thanks alot Cindy. I think I'm just going to get him home."
"Anytime sweetie. Hope he feels better."
"Thanks." She looked to Randy. "I had fun tonight, it was nice to sit down and talk to you for a change."
"Yes it was. Call me when you get him settled."
"I will." She got RJ set in the car and left. Randy watched as she backed down the drive.
"It was great seeing her again. I think that I'm going to ask her out."
Cindy grabbed her coffee cup from the counter and sat down across from him. "It doesn't bother you that she has a child?"
Randy shook his head. "Not at all. What bothers me is that she said she never told the father. She never told me either, and that is not at all like her."
"She had her reasons, Randy."
"What were they?"
"It's not my place to say. When she wants you to know, she will tell you."
"But you know what they are, and who it is." She nodded. "I guess I'll have to have some patience."
Cindy laughed. "You, have patience? Right."
"Ha ha."
"So, you're going to ask her out?"
"Yeah, mom, I think I am."
"Why did you never in high school?"
"Mom, you know it got weird. In middle school, everyone thought that we were together, and I didn't want that in high school."
"Then why did you two make that deal about prom?"
"It was the first day of high school and we were both nervous, I guess. I don't know. And even though we were both in the 'in' crowd, our paths didn't cross all that much until senior year. By then, she was with Steve, and I was with Stacey."
"Which were both mistakes."
"Yes, but let's not go there." The conversation was interrupted by Randy's cell phone ringing. "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me."
He smiled. "Hey me. You get him in bed alright?"
"Yeah, but I'm worried. He seems to be getting warmer."
"I'm sure it's just a passing bug."
Alex sighed. "You're probably right."
"I know this is off topic, but what are you doing tomorrow night?"
"I'm off tomorrow, so I was planning on spending some time with RJ."
"Well, maybe if he's feeling better we could go out? I'll see if Becky can watch him for us."
"I guess that would be okay. I just hate leaving him when he's sick."
"Like I said, we'll see how he's feeling."
"OK, but Becky opens tomorrow morning. She probably won't want to."
"I'll call her and call you back."
"OK, bye."
"Bye Al." He ended the call and dialed Becky's number. "Hey Becks."
"Hey Randy, what's going on?"
"I kind of have a favor to ask."
Becky groaned. "Do I really want to know?"
"Probably not. I want to take Al out tomorrow night, but I was wondering-"
"You were wondering if I would watch RJ for you," she interrupted.
"Yeah."
"Sure, it's no problem. I get done at 5:30 tomorrow, so I'll just go over to Alex's after that."
"Thanks Becks."
"Not a big deal. See you tomorrow."
"Bye." He hung up and his mother looked at him.
"Randy, you could have just asked me."
"Next time." He stood and kissed her cheek. "Nite mom."
"Good night Randy." He went out to his truck, and remembered that he was supposed to call Alex back. He quickly dialed the number and backed out of the drive.
"Hello?"
"Hey, I'm sorry I almost forgot to call you back."
"It's cool. What did she say?"
"That she would come over there after her shift."
"Thanks, Randy."
He chuckled. "Thanks for agreeing." They were silent for a moment, and Randy pulled into his drive. "So I'll see you tomorrow arond 6?"
"Sounds good. 'Night Randy."
"'Night Al." He hung up and walked into the house whistling, before he realized what he was doing and laughing at himself. "Damn, am I cheezy."
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A strange feeling woke Alex up a few hours later. She rolled over and looked at the clock. "2:30? What the hell?" She got up, pulled on her robe, and padded down the hall to RJ's room. 'He looks ok,' she thought to herself. Alex reached over to feel his forehead anyways, and pulled back surprised. "RJ, honey, wake up."
He mumbled a reply. "No, don't wanna."
"RJ, you're burning up." His next reply was unintelligible. She ran into the bathroom and soaked a washcloth in cold water. She grabbed the cordless on her way back to RJ's room. Not sure who else to call, she dialed Randy's number.
"Hello?" A groggy voice asked.
"Randy, it's me."
"Al? What's going on?"
"I'm sorry to call, but yours was the first number that came to my mind."
"That's fine, what's wrong."
"It's RJ. He has a high fever and he's sort of unresponsive."
"OK, you wanna take him to county?"
"I think I should."
"I can be at your place in ten minutes. Can you have him ready?"
"Yes. Thanks Randy."
"No problem." She hung up the phone and looked back down at her son.
"RJ?" She tried again, to little response. She ran back to her room and threw off her robe in favor of a sweatshirt, and grabbed some socks. She was hopping around trying to get them on when she heard a faint knock at the door. "It's open."
"Where is he?" Randy asked as he walked in.
"His room." She pointed towards it, and Randy ran back. He returned carrying RJ. "Randy, you can't carry him with your arm like that."
"You let me worry about that. Just get the door." She did, and they were at the hospital fifteen minutes later. "OK, Al, I'll take him in, you park the car."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, just do it." He got out and took RJ from Alex, and ran inside.
"Can I help you?" The triage nurse asked.
"I'm not exactly sure what the problem is, but he is very sick."
"OK, is he your son?" Randy sort of shook his head. "If you aren't a parent then you need to contact someone before we can treat him."
"I'm his father."
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A/N: OK, I think this chapter sort of sucked. For some reason lately my brain has been a bit cloudy. I know also that I haven't updated this or 'Heartbreaker' for awhile, but that should change very soon :)
Lisa