Ican't believe my life turned out this way, Paige thought as she wiped down the counter. "Hey Queen Bee you missed a spot," I threw the rag at Alex "you think you can do better?" I shoot back playfully. Alex laughed and rolled her eyes in her oh so Alex way, It has been nearly two months since she got my job back. We have gotten close, you may even go out on a limb and call us friends. Alex is the most real person I know, she is not afraid to say whats on her mind even if it is a lil on the rude side. "Yo earth to Paige" I snapped out of my fond Alex thoughts, "yea hon?" Alex looked down at her feet "I was asking what you are doing after work?" Wait she wants to hang out with me outside of work? I thought.
"Well I had planed on doing a whole bunch of nothing" I replied, "Oh well how about you do a whole bunch of nothing...say with me?" Alex asked. "Sure hon sounds goot to me" I don't know why Alex asked me to hang, but I get the feeling she dosen't want to go home. I mean she didn't come right out and say it, I just have a feeling and from what she has told me about her home life, I think my feeling is right.
"So Michalchuk whats the deal with you and Spinner?" Alex asked her features revealing her distaste for him. "Umm well me and Spin are through," I shoot her a famous Paige smirk,"lets just say I realize what an ass he can be." We had arrived at my house as I had suggested we go to just hang out, I couldn't help but notice how nervous Alex seemed. "Alex hon whats with the fidgeting?" "Oh uh sorry guess I am just a little hyper is all," "Oh" I said unconvinced. I have gotten pretty good at reading Alex theese past two months, Lets just say what I am seeing is not hyperness, but Alex beating herself up about being from the other side of town. "Look Alex my parents will love you, they don't care where you live." I said placing a reasuring hand on her shoulder, "Its just that...I never cared before what parents thought about me...I wanna make a good impression ya know." I like seeing this side to Alex she is opening up to me more and more, She is so much more than badass Alex from the wrong side of the tracks. She has feelings and insecurities just like all of us, Alex just hides her feelings better than most.
"Now that wasn't so bad was it?" I asked Alex when we were in the safety of my room. "Worse things have happened," she replied throwing a pillow at me. "You ass I am so gonna get you back," I jumped on her "looks to me it wasn't my parents you have to worry about Lexi" I teased. "Yea well who knew you had it in you" she laughed, I love hearing her laugh because that means her thoughts are far away from home. Man Alex can really grow on a person, "ssoo Alex why aren't you hanging with Jay tonight?" "I don't know" she replied, "he has been pretty secretive lately staying out late and not returning my calls." OMG should I tell her about the rumor I heard, Paige thought but then decided against it. if the rumor about Jay and Amy has any truth to it then she will find out on her own Paige reasons with herself.
TBC