Chapter 2
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The next few days Marissa spent most of her time thinking about Alex, avoiding Ryan and trying to get Summer to go with her to The Bait Shop.
"Why do you want so desperately to go back?"
"Because it's a good club."
"That's not good enough, I want the truth."
"Fine, I want to see Alex again."
"Why?"
"Because she seems nice and we hit it off."
"Then we're definitely not going. I can't risk my position as best friend to her."
Marissa laughed. "You don't have to worry about that Sum. Can't we please go?"
"She's friends with Jodie so she can't be that incredible. I talked to Cohen and Jodie is such a freak. I think he's kinda admiring Alex or something. Do you think I should confront him with it?"
"Summer, stop rambling and get to your point."
"Okay, what were we discussing? Oh right, Alex. She's a bartender and that is never a good thing and she probably just want to get in your pants since she's hanging so much with Jodie."
"Trust me, she's so not Jodie. Besides, she owns the place so it can't be that bad. Please just come with me for a little while."
Summer sighed. "Fine."
Marissa smirked. "Jodie must have made an impression on you since you remember her name."
"What, eww! Watch what you say Coop."
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Bait Shop
Alex was standing in the bar with her back against the entrance and didn't see Marissa and Summer walk in.
"Jodie, you are so lucky I care about you or I'd kick your ass right now."
Jodie laughed and spotted the two girls coming closer. Smirking she leaned over the counter so Alex could hear clearly what she was saying. "Your date is here."
"What?" Alex said confused.
"Your girl is here," Jodie said, pointing.
Alex turned and saw Marissa. She flashed the brunette a smile that was returned immediately.
"Hey, can I get you anything?"
"Coke please."
"Half a glass?"
"No, I don't need that today," Marissa said with a hint in her voice.
Alex quickly got her the coke. "I was hoping you'd come back."
"I like the club so I had to come back again," Marissa said jokingly and Alex pretended to pout. "Aww, and here I was thinking you wanted to see me." They both laughed.
"No seriously, I was hoping I could get to know you a little better."
Summer looked at Marissa, then at Alex and back at Marissa again. She was about to open her mouth and say something when someone came up behind her. "Don't interrupt them, come with me." Summer was dragged away before she could reply.
"What is wrong with you?" Summer asked Jodie when she was released and slapped her on the arm. "And what is wrong with them?" she asked, pointing at Alex and Marissa who looked very close and flirtatious.
"Nothing. They seem happy together. What's wrong with you?"
"Marissa's not into girls."
"Says who? And what's so wrong with that anyway?"
"Well nothing, but-"
"You're her best friend right?"
"Yes."
"Then what's the problem? She's still the same Marissa."
"I guess you're right." Summer admitted reluctantly.
"Of course I am. Wanna dance?"
"Oh no, I remember last time."
"Come on Summer. I promise I won't touch your ass…even though you have a very fine one."
"Thank you. I mean eww."
"You need to do something to pass the time so have a little fun. It's just dancing."
"Fine, but no naughty touching in inappropriate places."
"Okay," Jodie said as she led Summer to the dance floor.
"Is that in your perspective or mine?" she muttered to herself so the tiny brunette wouldn't hear.
Two hours later Summer sat down beside Marissa with a tired sigh.
"Coop, I've been hanging with Jodie for two hours so you two can flirt, but now I want to go home."
"Okay," Marissa said a little embarrassed and looked at Alex. "I have to go, but maybe I'll talk to you again?"
"Yeah, that would be great."
"Okay, bye." Marissa got up and prepared to leave.
"Hey Marissa?"
"What?"
"Can I get your number? It would be nice if we could like hang sometime or something."
"Sure, got a pen and a napkin or something?"
Alex nervously found what the brunette requested and gave it to her. Marissa wrote down her number and gave it to the blonde.
"I'll call you," Alex said as it was the only thing she could think of at the moment.
"I hope you will," Marissa replied shyly and then turned to walk away.
When Marissa and Summer had left, Alex turned to see a grinning Jodie.
"Not a word," she said threateningly to her.
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Two days later
Marissa and Summer were tanning by the pool in Marissa's mansion.
"Coop do you like Alex?" Summer asked out of the blue.
"What?"
"Bait Shop Alex, do you like her in an I-want-to-be-with-you way?"
"Summer, she's a girl," Marissa replied nervously.
"Yes or no Coop. Be honest."
"Um, maybe. I don't know. Please don't hate me sum."
"Of course not. So that means you like her right?"
"I really don't know. I'm so confused about it. I mean, I'm not a lesbian, but there's something about her that…I don't know." Marissa sighed.
"I know what you mean."
"Jodie?"
"Eww no. I meant I know the feeling."
"Oh."
"Has she called you yet?"
"No. I hope she calls soon though."
Marissa's cell rang.
"Must be faith," Summer said smiling to Marissa.
"It's Marissa."
"Hey, it's Alex."
"Hi."
"Are you doing anything? Because if you're not, I was gonna go down to the beach and I was wondering if you'd like to come?"
"And take with you that sexy little friend of yours. " Marissa heard Jodie yelling in the background. Both Alex and Marissa laughed.
"Sum, you wanna go to the beach?"
"With Jodie and Alex? I don't know. You and Alex will probably just flirt and then I have to be with Jodie."
"We'd love to come," Marissa said to Alex.
"Okay, does in an hour sound good?"
"Yep, I'll see you then. Oh, and tell Jodie that the taken sexy little thing of mine is coming too. With pressure on taken."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye."
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Alex saw Marissa and Summer coming closer and turned to Jodie.
"Behave okay. I don't want Summer to drag Marissa away again just because you couldn't keep your hands off her."
"Would I ever do something like that to you?"
Alex raised her eye brows.
"Okay, I'll behave. But only this one time and only because I love you so damn much."
"Thanks," Alex said and turned to greet Marissa while Jodie looked Summer from head to toe, licking her lips appreciatively.
"Eww, stop checking me out," Summer whined and Alex shot Jodie a warning look, but Jodie just shrugged.
An hour later Summer's phone rang. Marissa and Alex were having a 'fight' in the water while Summer was tanning and Jodie was watching her, pretending to be tanning too.
"Hello."
"Hey Summer," Seth said cheerfully. "You still at Marissa's house?"
"No, we're on the beach."
"Really? I'm close so I'll join you. Ryan will be coming too."
"No Seth that's not-" she said quickly, but Seth had already hung up.
"Please tell me Seth's not coming here?" Jodie said disappointedly.
"Yeah, he and Ryan will be joining us. How do you know Seth anyway?"
"Oh, he's showed up at The Bait Shop a few times. He's been trying to hang around Alex. I think he looks up to her or something."
"Really. Why am I not surprised?" Summer turned and could see two boys coming into view. "Marissa's not gonna like this." She said with a sigh.
"No Alex, stop it." Marissa squealed as the blonde were splashing water at her.
Alex stopped and moved closer to her, but just as Marissa relaxed Alex threw more water at her. Instead of trying to move away from the blonde Marissa moved closer so Alex couldn't hit her. Their bodies were almost pressed up against each other and their faces were just centimetres apart. Alex hoped Marissa didn't notice, but her breathing got slightly faster and her heart raced wildly. Marissa smiled at her before slowly moving her face so her cheek graced Alex' and her mouth was by the blonde's ear.
"Think fast," she whispered before she pulled back quickly and pushed Alex so she fell into the water. Then she made her way out of the water as soon as she could. When she looked behind her she saw Alex was in hot pursuit and tried to move even faster. Looking ahead to where Summer was she froze and stopped. Alex didn't manage to slow down in time and collided with the brunettes back, almost making them fall to the ground.
"Hey, are you okay?" she asked worriedly. She looked at where Marissa was looking and froze too. Great, she thought. When Jodie manages to not ruin everything someone else has to of course. Damn it.
Alex took Marissa's hand and started to carefully pull her towards the people waiting for them.
"Come on. Let's not make it too obvious that we don't want them here," she said jokingly, but knowing she was dead serious about not wanting them there. When they got closer Alex plastered a fake smile on her face and from the corner of her eye she could see Marissa do the same.
"Hello ladies," Seth said grinning, looking over both girls. "Oww," he yelled when Summer hit him in the head.
"What's up?" Alex asked, pretending to care.
"Not much," Seth answered while Ryan shot daggers at Alex.
"Marissa can I talk to you," he said forcefully and grabbed her wrist, pulling her away before Alex had time to react.
"What were you two doing?" Ryan asked angrily."
"Having fun. Why do you care?"
"Because you're my girlfriend and I don't want you hanging around some lesbian freaks."
"Newsflash Ryan, I'm not your girlfriend. And those freaks happen to be my friends."
"Look, I know I made a mistake at the club and it was horrible of me, but I'll do anything to get you to forgive me Marissa. Just give me a second chance, I promise everything will change."
"Sorry Ryan, but you've had a second chance. And a third one…and a tenth one. You will always be jealous and I'm sick of it."
"What so you jump the first person you see?"
"Who?"
"Alex. You were all over each other and it's sickening."
"We weren't. We were just having a good time."
"I can't believe I actually felt sorry for you," he said with disgust.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Forget it. I'm too good for you anyway."
With that said, Ryan stomped angrily off.
Alex quickly and worriedly walked over to Marissa.
"You okay?" she asked as she carefully laid a hand on her arm and walked in front of her.
She saw a tear slowly trickle down the brunette's cheek.
"Hey, it's okay. Ryan's just an ass," she said comfortingly as she let her free hand move to Marissa's face to wipe the tear away. Marissa flinched and Alex froze instantly. This was definitely not good.
Before she could understand what was happening though, Marissa moved away from her and stormed off.
"Marissa," Alex called after her and started running.
"Marissa, wait," she yelled, but the brunette didn't listen.
Marissa ran until her legs got tired and then she let herself slide down on to the sand.
She was breathing hard.
"What the hell happened?" she heard a voice say beside her and looked up to see a bent over Alex breathing just as heavily as she did.
Marissa didn't say anything and turned her head to the sea instead.
In the corner of her eye she saw the blonde slumping down next to her and wished she wouldn't have followed her.
"Wanna tell me why you suddenly felt like burning some calories?"
Marissa smiled weakly.
"I'm just so confused Alex," she said slowly after a moment of silence.
"About what?"
"You and me."
"How come?"
"What are we doing? I mean, we're obviously flirting, but I just don't know what to do."
"Well, why do you have to think about it so carefully? Why can't you just do whatever you feel like doing?" Alex said, glad to hear that there actually was something going on between them.
"Because you're a girl Alex and the tings Ryan said, I just, I'm confused."
"What did he say?"
"That we're disgusting and that I'm not good enough for him."
"Well he's wrong. He's the one not good enough for you. I promise you that he only said the tings he said because he was angry and jealous. You said it yourself, you fight all the time because he gets so suspicious and sensitive over nothing. And for the disgusting part, I think that's up to the eyes that see it. Ryan probably hates it because it would mean he was dumped for a girl which is a major hit on the confidence, but if you ask Jodie or Seth or even Summer if they think it's disgusting, than they'll all disagree. I know Jodie and Seth will probably even encourage it." Both laughed at this and Alex was relieved Marissa was smiling again. She loved that smile more than anything…Well almost. Jodie was of course more loving than a smile, but the whole Marissa definitely came on top of the list together with her best friend.
"So, do whatever I feel like huh?" Marissa said with a sly smile.
"Definitely."
"And if I want to kiss you right now?"
"I'd say go for it," Alex replied smiling.
Slowly, both girls leaned closer to each other.
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Will they kiss or will they be interrupted? Wait and see! Ha, I'm so evil…