Boy, Oh Boy

A few nights later Alexis woke up with a start. She tried to slow her breathing down and managed to do so after a while. Then she wiped the cold sweat off of her forehead and got out of bed. She went downstairs and grabbed a glass of water. She drank the entire glass but was startled when she heard a small scream and then a few shy giggles.

"Sarah?" Alexis asked herself quietly. She was confused. Why would Sarah would giggling at three o'clock in the morning. Then a disgusted look emerged onto Alexis' face. "Oh God."

She quickly made her way to the stairs when she heard loud moans from both Sarah and Jerry. Alexis fought back the urge to scream and hurriedly ran up the stairs.

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When Alexis got onto the bus with Laura the next day Laura seemed annoyed.

"Alright! What's up?" Laura asked.

"Nothing that I care to discuss," Alexis said feeling nauseous.

"You can tell me or I'll find out," Laura replied. When Alexis didn't reply Laura tried again. "Please tell me what's wrong."

"Are your parents always so open about sex?" Alexis asked.

Laura was confused for a moment, then she looked at Alexis and smiled.

"You went downstairs on a Wednesday night?" Laura asked laughing.

"What?" Alexis asked now that she was the confused one.

"My parents go at it every Wednesday," Laura answered. "I've grown accustomed to going to bed early on Wednesday nights and not waking up until Thursday morning."

"A warning could have been useful," Alexis said feeling a cold chill run down her back.

"Sorry," Laura said laughing. "So what happened with AJ yesterday?"

"Can't tell ya," Alexis said.

"Oh come on," Laura said disappointed. "Please?"

"I can't," Alexis replied.

"Why not?"

"Because he wasn't there," Alexis said. "I looked everywhere for him and I couldn't find him."

"Bummer," Laura stated.

"You're telling me," Alexis said closing her eyes. "Wake me up when we get to the arena."

"Okay," Laura said.

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Alexis walked into the arena yawning and rubbing her eye.

"Could you have woken me up any later?" Alexis asked.

"You said 'when we get to the arena'," Laura said defending herself. "I'll see you later."

"Bye," Alexis said still trying to fully wake up.

She was surprised when someone wrapped their arms around her waist. When she turned around she saw AJ.

"You look so alive," he said laughing.

Alexis gave him an evil look. "And where the hell have you been?"

"I wasn't here yesterday because I apparently had a physical instead of practice and I kind of couldn't get out of it," AJ explained.

Alexis just gave him a nod and closed her eyes.

"Don't fall asleep," AJ said rubbing her arm.

"But that's the only thing that I want to do," Alexis said putting her head on his shoulder and relaxing. "Just stay here for a little while."

"Well that sounds exciting but I have practice in about five minutes," AJ said laughing.

"No," Alexis whined.

"Yes," AJ said laughing. "You have to get to work."

"Seriously, this has been the worst twenty-four hours of my life," Alexis said standing up straight and opening her eyes.

"Can't possibly be that bad," AJ said walking with her.

"Have you ever heard your aunt and uncle going at it?" Alexis asked him.

"Not that I can think of," AJ replied.

"Well it is that bad," Alexis said. "I don't particularly like hearing Jerry's voice on a regular day to day basis never mind at night when he's banging his wife."

"Just wait," AJ said as he stopped. "You have an uncle Jerry?"

"Yeah, Jerry Jarrett," Alexis said. "Why there a problem?"

"Not that I know of," AJ said. "You just never mentioned it."

"I've been trying to block it out," Alexis replied. "We'll talk more later. I'm dead tired and I have to get to work. I'll see you later."

"Yeah," AJ said and kissed her cheek. "Have fun at work."

Alexis was too shocked to say anything. The last thing that she expected from him was a kiss at that moment.

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After four cans of pop in an hour and half Alexis was finally awake. She was on her break and she was walking around the backstage area when AJ grabbed her hand and pulled her into the bathroom.

"This is so romantic," Alexis said.

AJ pushed her up against the wall and began to kiss her. Alexis immediately arched her back at his touch. She touched his chest and noticed that he wasn't wearing a shirt. She quickly snapped back to reality and gently pushed him off of her.

"AJ," Alexis said catching her breath. "We can't do this."

"Why not?" He asked kissing her neck.

"Because you're ten years older than me," Alexis replied. "I'm a minor."

"Doesn't bother me," AJ said giving her a peck on her lips.

Alexis felt her knees go weak but knew that she must keep going.

"What if my uncle finds out? I'm not even supposed to know you never mind make out with you in the bathroom," Alexis reasoned.

"He won't find out," AJ replied kissing her bare shoulder and wrapping his arms around her waist.

"How can you be so sure?" Alexis asked.

AJ shrugged. "I'm really not all that worried about him."

Once Alexis fell silent AJ began to kiss her again. This time she couldn't resist him. He had so much power over her and he barely knew it and Alexis didn't even mind it, she usually was the dominant one in a relationship.

Finally the two pulled apart and they were both breathing heavily.

"I really have to get going," Alexis said kissing him once more.

"See you tomorrow," AJ said winking at her.

"Same place, same time," Alexis said and left.

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When Alexis walked out of the office area she went to find her aunt, her ride home that night. But the first person she saw was AJ. She almost ran up to him but was shocked when he looked at her and then looked back the other way without even as much as a smile and then he began to walk away,

'No one does that to me!' Alexis screamed in her mind.

She angrily stormed up until she was right behind AJ. She just about grabbed his shoulder and spun him around when she saw that he was with Jerry but she was too close and Jerry saw her.

"Yes Alexis?" Jerry asked. "I'm in the middle of discussing something with an athlete at the moment."

"Sorry about that," Alexis said. "When's Sarah supposed to be here?"

"In about five minutes," Jerry replied looking at his watch.

"Thanks," Alexis said and spun on her heel.

She quickly left the area and just pressed herself up against the wall for a moment. Alexis didn't mean to eavesdrop but she had heard something that she couldn't tear her ear away from.

"So who's Alexis?" AJ asked Jerry.

Alexis' eyes went wide and she stopped breathing.

"She's my niece," Jerry snapped. "Don't even think about her or you'll regret it."

"Whoa," AJ said backing off. "It was just a question."

"Well you and your questions usually mean trouble," Jerry said writing something on a piece of paper. "Sign here."

She could hear a pen scratch paper.

"That's for this Thursday in Washington, we're leaving on Wednesday at seven in the evening," Jerry said to him. "And don't be late."

"When have I ever been late?" AJ asked.

"Whenever I depend on you," Jerry said. "Now get out of here."

Alexis took her cue and ran to the exit where she found her aunt waiting for her.

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The following week had been both thrilling and awfully dreary. She never knew going to work could be so much fun. Every day on her first break she would meet AJ in the washroom and make-out with him for about fifteen minutes and then during the show she had him alone in the back for close to an hour.

However, when she was at home she was bored stiff. Laura was out almost every night at her study groups. Laura had offered for Alexis to come but Alexis hated study groups and she didn't know how Laura could stand those girls for three hours at a time. So she spent most of her time at home studying and daydreaming.

There had been the odd time that Sarah had taken the girls out shopping but it didn't happen too often. Alexis missed her old lifestyle. She missed doing what she wanted when she wanted. She was used to going out at night and hanging out with her friends until the morning.

School wasn't as much fun as it was in New York either. There were no dress codes, no all girl classes, no boys that didn't know how to party. It wasn't a private school and that was the way that Alexis had liked it. Alexis was good in school in New York, she was rarely late for classes and did a so-so job in her studies.

Her mother had yet to call as well. 'So much for the once a week phone call,' Alexis thought to herself. Not that she was let down by her mother. It was just depressing knew that your own mother could care less about you. As for her mother's reason to send her out to Nashville? Completely delusional. The entire thing was made up. The thing that she found really disheartening was the fact that her mother, the drug user, had accused Alexis of smoking up when she herself was the one with the horrible addiction but no matter how hard she tried to get people to believe her no one ever did. If they came over to visit they always told her mother two months in advance, as her mother had requested.

When Alexis lived with her mother her life didn't look too bad but when she reflected back on it she realized that her mother was never there for her and had never cared.

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Alexis walked into work the next day with Laura, who looked like she hadn't slept in a month.

"What's wrong with you?" Alexis asked.

"Nothing," Laura answered clearing her throat. "I'm probably just getting sick."

"No offence but you look terrible," Alexis said laughing.

"So do you," Laura replied. Alexis stopped in her tracks and touched her hair. "It was a joke."

Alexis ran into the bathroom and looked in the mirror, just as she suspected, not a hair out of place.

She heard the door open and was about to leave until she saw AJ.

"Couldn't wait until later?" He asked her laughing.

"Nope," Alexis said wrapping her arms around AJ's neck. "I need you."

"Well in that case," AJ said and raised her onto the countertop.

Alexis let out a giggle and began to kiss him. She loved his kisses. They were sweet and soft, unlike many other guys that she had been with. Most guys only thought about themselves and kissed a girl as hard as they could. AJ actually made it his mission to please her first.

The two pulled apart and Alexis still had a smirk on her face.

"Can I have one more?" She asked in a tiny voice.

"I guess so," AJ said leaning in to kiss her.

Alexis leaned in at the same time and when their lips met they both started to laugh. He was kissing her bottom lip and she was kissing his upper lip. When they pulled apart once more Alexis couldn't think of the proper thing to say.

"That was definitely a gawky kiss," AJ said helping her down from the counter.

"Always gotta have something to say," Alexis laughed. "And in my opinion it was adorable."

AJ smiled at her.

"I won't see you until Saturday," he said kissing her.

"Why not?" She asked.

"Washington," he said. "You know, you were listening."

Alexis turned a light shade of pink.

"It's alright Babydoll," he said smiling again.

"Oh come here," Alexis said roughly pulling him to her and kissing him.

AJ wasn't prepared for her move and had to hold onto the counter to steady himself.

"What was that for?" AJ asked confused once the kiss had ended.

"A goodbye present," she said laughing. "Don't go finding a girl in Washington now."

"There's other girls in the world?" AJ asked her.

"I gotta jet," Alexis said smiling. "Have fun."

"How am I supposed to do that without you?" He asked.

"Stop it," Alexis laughed. "Turn the charm down."

"Ah you love it," AJ said and kissed her one last time. "Bye."

"Bye," Alexis said and left.

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